Thore "Tore" Ingvar Sjöstrand (31 July 1921 – 26 January 2011) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

steeplechase Steeplechase may refer to: * Steeplechase (horse racing), a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles * Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing ...

runner. He won a bronze medal at the 1946 European Championships and a gold at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. Domestically Sjöstrand won two titles, in 1947 and 1948, and finished second five times. After finishing eighth at the 1950 European championships he retired and moved to

Växjö Växjö ( ) is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden. It had 70,489 inhabitants (2019) out of a municipal population of 95,995 (2021). It is the administrative, cultural, and industrial centre of Kronoberg County ...

. There he worked as a retailer and died aged 89.Tore Sjöstrand
Swedish Olympic Committee

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1921 births 2011 deaths Swedish male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Swedish male steeplechase runners European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) People from Huddinge Municipality Sportspeople from Stockholm County {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub