Johan Ferdinand Nyström (April 16, 1874 in Håtuna – September 30, 1968 in

Tierp Tierp () is a locality and the seat of Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 6,143 inhabitants in 2018. Communications Tierp is connected to Uppsala and Gävle by commuter train Upptåget and the new (2007) section of highway E4 passe ...

) was a Swedish

track and field athlete Track and field is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of ...

who competed at the

1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 ...

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, France. Nyström competed in the

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 ...

. He was one of six runners who failed to finish the event.

References

External links

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

. * 1874 births 1968 deaths Swedish male long-distance runners Swedish male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics People from Upplands-Bro Municipality Sportspeople from Stockholm County {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub