Gustaf Söderström

Gustaf Söderström
Gustaf Söderström in 1897
Personal information
Birth nameGustaf Fredrik Söderström
NationalitySwedish
Born(1865-11-25)25 November 1865
Stockholm, Sweden
Died(1958-11-12)12 November 1958
Lidingö, Sweden
Medal record
Men's tug of war
Representing a Mixed team
1900 Paris Team competition

Gustaf Fredrik "Jotte" Söderström (November 25, 1865 in Stockholm – November 12, 1958 in Lidingö) was a Swedish athlete and tug of war competitor.[1]

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gustaf Söderström". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Sweden's first Olympic champions". www.olympic-medallists.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2022.