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Olympic medal record
Men's tug of war
Representing a Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris Team competition

Gustaf Fredrik "Jotte" Söderström (November 25, 1865 in Stockholm – November 12, 1958 in Lidingö) was a Swedish athlete and tug of war competitor.

He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and finished sixth in both shot put and discus throw. He also participated on the Dano-Swedish tug of war team which won the gold medal against opponents France. These were the first Olympic gold medals for Sweden.

Söderström represented Djurgårdens IF. He is the brother of Olympic medal-winning athlete Bruno Söderström.

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References

  1. ^ "Gustaf Söderström". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. "Sweden's first Olympic champions". www.olympic-medallists.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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