Henry Artur Palmé (4 September 1907 – 2 June 1987) was a Swedish

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

runner. He finished 13th at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

and won a bronze medal at the 1938 European Athletics Championships. Palmé held national titles in the marathon (1934 to 1944) and 8 km cross country (1934 and 1941). He won the Sporting Life's marathon in London in 1938 and 1939.

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1907 births 1987 deaths Swedish male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub