Gustaf "Topsy" Lindblom (3 December 1891 – 26 April 1960) was a

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who won the triple jump event at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

held in

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. He also headed the editorial office of the sport magazine ''Idrottsbladet'' 1915–1934, was secretary of the

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1921–1929 and 1932–35, was the Swedish boxer

Olle Tandberg Olof Peder "Olle" Tandberg (10 October 1918 – 26 December 1996) was a Swedish heavyweight boxer. He was the European amateur boxing champion between 1937 and 1939. Biography Tandberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden on 10 October 1918. He repre ...

's manager 1940 and

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of the famous dance palace Nalen in

1933–1960.

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on databaseOlympics.com 1891 births 1960 deaths Swedish male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub