John Ljunggren
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1948 London | 50 kilometre walk | |
| Silver | 1960 Rome | 50 kilometre walk | |
| Bronze | 1956 Melbourne | 50 kilometre walk | |
John Arthur Ljunggren (September 9, 1919 - January 13, 2000) was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometre walk.
John first competed in the Olympics iat the 1948 Summer Olympics held in post war London. He competed for a Sweden in the 50 kilometre walk where he literally walked away with the gold medal.
His next Olympic success came in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the 50 kilometre walk where he won the bronze medal. He returned four years later in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy where he was unable to match his 1948 perrformance but he improved his 1952 position in the 50 kilometre walk to silver medal behind Great Britain’s Don Thompson. In the european championship he won the gold medal in the 1946 and the silver medal in the 1950.
This biographical article relating to Swedish athletics (track and field) is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.Categories: Racewalkers | Swedish athletes | Olympic gold medalists for Sweden | Olympic silver medalists for Sweden | Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden | Athletes at the 1948 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1956 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 1960 Summer Olympics | Olympic competitors for Sweden | Swedish athletics biography stubs
