John Henry Jonsson (12 May 1912 – 9 March 2001) was a

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runner who won a bronze medal over 5000 m at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

. He finished second at the 1938 European Championships. In 1940 he changed his name to Henry Kälarne, and was awarded the

Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal The Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal (, but usually simply called ''Bragdguldet'', "The Feat Gold") is an annual award "for the most significant Sweden, Swedish sports achievement of the year". It has been awarded by a jury led by the Swedish morning ...

that same year. Jonsson worked as a firefighter in Stockholm. During his career he won 11 national titles: in the 1500 m (1936 and 1940), 5000 m (1935 and 1937–39) and 8000 m cross country (1935–39). In 1946 he was disqualified for violating amateur rules, together with

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and

Arne Andersson Arne Andersson (27 October 1917 – 1 April 2009) was a Swedish middle distance runner who became famous for his rivalry with his compatriot Gunder Hägg in the 1940s. Andersson set a 1500 metres world record in Gothenburg in August 1943 with ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jonsson, Henry 1912 births 2001 deaths People from Bräcke Municipality Swedish male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Jämtland County SoIK Hellas athletes 20th-century Swedish sportsmen