Bo Forssander
Swedish athlete
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bo Erik Örjan Forssander is a retired Swedish sprinter. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the 110 m hurdles with the best achievement of sixth place in 1968.[1] He won a silver medal in this event at the 1970 European Cup and finished eighth at the 1966 European Championships. Forssander was the Swedish champion over 100 m (1967) and 110 m hurdles (1960, 1961, 1963–64 and 1967–72), and held the national record in the 110 m hurdles from 1964 to 1992.[4][3]
Nickname
SkackanBorn2 August 1942 (age 83)
Hässleholm, Sweden
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Bo Forssander at the 1968 Olympics | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nickname | Skackan | |||||||||||
| Born | 2 August 1942 (age 83) Hässleholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | Hurdles, sprint | |||||||||||
| Club | Skackans IF, Karlsborg Malmö AI Gävle Godtemplares IK | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 110 mH – 13.73 (1968)[1][2] 100 m – 10.7[3] | |||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||
Forssander finished third behind Berwyn Price in the 110 metres hurdles event at the British 1973 AAA Championships.[5][6][7][8]
