Pontus Hanson (24 May 1884 – 4 December 1962) was a

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player and swimmer, who won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in the 200 m breaststroke. In water polo he won bronze medals in 1908 and 1920 and a silver in 1912. His brother

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competed in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1912 Olympics. Hanson worked as a government official, and in parallel took active part in the development of swimming in Sweden, acting as a sports functionary in 1905–1922.Pontus Hanson
Swedish Olympic Committee

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* 1884 births 1962 deaths Swedish male water polo players Swedish male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Sweden Olympic water polo players for Sweden Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Olympic medalists in water polo Stockholms KK swimmers Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming Stockholms KK water polo players {{Sweden-waterpolo-bio-stub

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