Gustaf Söderström
Swedish athlete (1865–1958)
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Gustaf Fredrik "Jotte" Söderström (November 25, 1865 in Stockholm – November 12, 1958 in Lidingö) was a Swedish athlete and tug of war competitor.[1]
NationalitySwedish
BornGustaf Fredrik Söderström
25 November 1865
25 November 1865
Stockholm, Sweden
Died12 November 1958
Lidingö, Sweden
Gustaf Söderström in 1897 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | Gustaf Fredrik Söderström 25 November 1865 Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 12 November 1958 Lidingö, Sweden | |||||||||||
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He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and finished sixth in both shot put and discus throw. He also participated on the Dano-Swedish tug of war team which won the gold medal against opponents France. These were the first Olympic gold medals for Sweden.[2]
Söderström represented Djurgårdens IF.[1] He is the brother of Olympic medal-winning athlete Bruno Söderström.[1]
