John Zander
John Adolf Fredrik Zander in 1916
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men’s athletics | ||
Competitor for  Sweden
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| Silver | 1912 Stockholm | 3000 m team race |
John Adolf Fredrik Zander (31 January 1890 – 9 June 1967) was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Biography
He was born on 31 January 1890 in Stockholm.[1]
In 1912 he was part of the Swedish team which won the silver medal in the 3000 metre team. He also finished seventh the 1500 metres competition.
Eight years later he participated in the final of the 1500 metres event but he did not finish the race. He also helped Sweden to qualify for the final in the 3000 metre team race but he did not run in the final when Sweden won the bronze medal.
He died on 9 June 1967 in Stockholm.
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Preceded by Abel Kiviat |
Men's 1,500 m World Record Holder 5 August 1917 – 19 June 1924 |
Succeeded by Paavo Nurmi |
| Preceded by Hannes Kolehmainen |
Men's 3,000 m World Record Holder 12 July 1917 – 27 August 1922 |
Succeeded by Paavo Nurmi |
| Preceded by — |
European Record Holder Men's 1500m 5 August 1917 - 18 June 1924 |
Succeeded by Paavo Nurmi |
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