Lars Erik Hindmar (born ''Karlsson''; 11 December 1921 – 21 December 2018) was a
Swedish
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racewalker
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. He competed at the
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
in the 10 km and at the
1956 Summer Olympics
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in the 20 km event, but was disqualified in both cases.
Lars Hindmar
Swedish Olympic Committee
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1921 births
2018 deaths
Swedish male racewalkers
Olympic athletes for Sweden
Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Borås
Athletes from Västra Götaland County
20th-century Swedish people
21st-century Swedish people
Malmö AI athletes
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