Gunnar Vilhelm Rönström (25 January 1884 – 5 July 1941) was a

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who competed in the

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, in the

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and in the

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. In 1906 he finished fifth in the high jump competition and seventh in the long jump event. He was eliminated in the first round in the 100 metres competition. Two years later he finished tenth in the long jump event. In 1912 he participated in the decathlon competition but retired after four events.

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* 1884 births 1941 deaths Swedish male sprinters Swedish male high jumpers Swedish male long jumpers Swedish decathletes Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic decathletes 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub