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| Full name | Otto Gösta Adolf Persson | |||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1904 Stockholm | |||||||||||
| Died | 23 February 1991 (aged 87) Malmö | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||
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Otto Gösta Adolf Persson (8 January 1904 – 23 February 1991) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Gösta Persson was born in Stockholm on 8 January 1904. He represented Stockholms KK and SK Neptun. In 1924 he won the bronze medal as member of the Swedish 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay team. He was also part of the Swedish team which finished fourth in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played all six matches. Twelve years later he played four matches in the 1936 Olympic water polo tournament when the Swedish team finished in seventh place.
Persson died in Malmö on 23 February 1991.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gösta Persson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Gösta Persson". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Profile Archived 3 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine from the Swedish Olympic Committee website (in Swedish)
External links
- Gösta Persson at World Aquatics
- Gösta Persson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Gösta Persson at Olympedia
