Johan Isaac Westergren (12 July 1875 – 16 October 1950) was a

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sprinter. He competed at the

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in the

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and

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events, but failed to reach the finals. He was also Chairperson of the

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between November 1922 and November 1924, making him the first person on that position.

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External links

* * De Wael, Herman. ''Herman's Full Olympians'': "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically a

* 1875 births 1950 deaths Olympic athletes of Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics Swedish male sprinters People from Gävle Sportspeople from Gävleborg County 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub