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| Born | 24 May 1932 Uppsala, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 February 1989 (aged 56) Haninge, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Stockholms KK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Göran Larsson (24 May 1932 – 27 February 1989) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer.
Swimming career
Larsson competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 4 × 200 m relay events and finished in third and fourth place, respectively. He won two gold and one silver medals at the 1950 European Championships. He won the 1951 'Open' British ASA National Championship 110 yards freestyle title and the 1951 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle title.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Göran Larsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- Göran Larsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ""Swimming." Times, 27 Aug. 1951, p. 8". The Times. 27 August 1951. p. 8.
- ""Swimming Championships." Times, 24 Aug. 1951, p. 8". The Times. 24 August 1951. p. 8.
External links
- Göran Larsson at Olympedia (archive)
- Göran Larsson at Olympics.com
- Göran Larsson at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
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