Åke_Söderlund

Åke Söderlund

Åke Söderlund

Swedish racewalker

Åke Wilhelm Söderlund (11 April 1925 – 25 August 2002) was a Swedish racewalking athlete. He competed at the 1952, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics with the best result of 18th place in the 20 km event in 1964.[1]

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Söderlund twice competed at the European Athletics Championships, but failed to finish the 50 kilometres race walk.[2] He also took part in the IAAF World Race Walking Cup twice, winning a bronze medal in the 50 km event in 1961 and placing 12th in the 20 km in 1967.[3][4] Söderlund won three Nordic Race Walking Championships, in the 20 km in 1957 and 1967 and in the 50 km in 1961.[5]

Söderlund later competed in the masters category and won the 25 km event at the 1975 World Association of Veteran Athletes Championships.[6] His twin brother Erik was also an elite racewalker.[1]

International competitions

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National titles

  • 50 km walk: 1961[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Åke Söderlund. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
  2. [2]
    European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 – STATISTICS HANDBOOK. European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
  3. [3]
    IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 Facts & Figures. IAAF. Retrieved on 16 April 2016.
  4. [4]
    IAAF World Race Walking Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
  5. [5]
    Nordic Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
  6. [6]
    World Masters (Veterans) Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
  7. [7]
    Swedish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
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