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Lennart Back

Lennart Back

Swedish racewalker (1933–2022)

Torsten Lennart Back (28 May 1933 – 1 August 2022)[2] was a Swedish race walker. He won a bronze medal in the 20 km event at the 1958 European Championships and finished sixth at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1][3]

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He was the silver medallist at the inaugural 1961 IAAF World Race Walking Cup and represented Sweden again at that competition in 1963, 1965 and 1970 (though not winning a medal those times).[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Lennart Back. sports-reference.com
  2. [2]
    Lennart Back död (in Swedish)
  3. [3]
    Lennart Back. Swedish Olympic Committee
  4. [4]
    World and Continental Race Walking Cups. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 20 February 2016.


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