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Pontus Hanson

Personal information
Born	24 May 1884 Kristinehamn, Sweden
Died	4 December 1962 (aged 78) Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Swimming, water polo
Club	Stockholms KK
Medal record Representing  Sweden Swimming 1908 London 200 m breaststroke Water polo 1912 Stockholm Team 1908 London Team 1920 Antwerp Team

Pontus Hanson (24 May 1884 – 4 December 1962) was a Swedish water polo 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 Sven 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.

See also

• Sweden men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• Dual sport and multi-sport Olympians
• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)

References

1. "Pontus Hanson". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
2. Pontus Hanson. sports-reference.com
3. Pontus Hanson. Swedish Olympic Committee

External links

• Pontus Hanson at Olympics.com
• Pontus Hanson at Olympedia
• Pontus Hanson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)

Sweden squads

v t e Sweden men's water polo squad – 1908 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal Andersson Bergvall Hanson Julin Kumfeldt (GK) Runström Wennerström v t e Sweden men's water polo squad – 1912 Summer Olympics – Silver medal R. Andersson V. Andersson Bergqvist Gumpel Hanson Julin Kumfeldt (GK) v t e Sweden men's water polo squad – 1920 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal E. Andersson R. Andersson V. Andersson Backlund Bergqvist Gumpel Hanson Julin Kumfeldt (GK) Nauman (GK)

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