Gösta_Magnusson

Gösta Magnusson

Gösta Magnusson

Swedish weightlifter

Klas Gösta Natanael Magnusson (13 September 1915 – 25 November 1948) was a Swedish light heavyweight weightlifter. In 1948 he won a European title and a bronze Olympic medal 1948 Summer Olympics in London.[1] An avid ice angler, Magnusson drowned later that year after stepping on weak ice in his home district.[2]

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    "Gösta Magnusson". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  2. [2]
    Gösta Magnusson. Swedish Olympic Committee


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