Olof Agne Laurentius Holmström (29 December 1893 – 22 October 1949) was a Swedish sprinter who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3] He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay, but failed to reach the finals of individual 100 m and 200 m events.[1][4]
Holmström (right) gets third place in a 200 meter race at Stockholm Stadium during "Svenska Spelen" on 9 July 1916.
In 1917 Holmström won Swedish titles in the 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m and standing high jump events. After retiring from competitions he worked as a sports teacher, and between 1930 and 1949 was secretary-general of the Swedish Gymnastics Federation. He was responsible for the Lingiadem, major gymnastic events that were held in Stockholm in 1939 and 1949 in honor of the founder of Swedish gymnastics, Pehr Henrik Ling.[1] The 1949 event was a sporting success, but a financial fiasco. Unable to handle the criticism, Holmström committed suicide by jumping from the Katarina Elevator.[4]
agne, holmström, olof, agne, laurentius, holmström, december, 1893, october, 1949, swedish, sprinter, competed, 1920, summer, olympics, bronze, medal, relay, failed, reach, finals, individual, events, personal, informationborn29, december, 1893lund, swedendied. Olof Agne Laurentius Holmstrom 29 December 1893 22 October 1949 was a Swedish sprinter who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics 3 He won a bronze medal in the 4 100 m relay but failed to reach the finals of individual 100 m and 200 m events 1 4 Agne HolmstromPersonal informationBorn29 December 1893Lund SwedenDied22 October 1949 aged 55 Stockholm SwedenHeight197 cm 6 ft 6 in Weight84 kg 185 lb SportSportAthleticsEventSprintClubOrgryte ISAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 100 m 10 7 1917 200 m 22 1 1920 400 m 49 8 1920 400 mH 57 4 1917 1 2 Medal record Representing Sweden Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp 4 100 m relay Holmstrom right gets third place in a 200 meter race at Stockholm Stadium during Svenska Spelen on 9 July 1916 In 1917 Holmstrom won Swedish titles in the 100 m 200 m 4 100 m and standing high jump events After retiring from competitions he worked as a sports teacher and between 1930 and 1949 was secretary general of the Swedish Gymnastics Federation He was responsible for the Lingiadem major gymnastic events that were held in Stockholm in 1939 and 1949 in honor of the founder of Swedish gymnastics Pehr Henrik Ling 1 The 1949 event was a sporting success but a financial fiasco Unable to handle the criticism Holmstrom committed suicide by jumping from the Katarina Elevator 4 References edit a b c Agne Holmstrom sports reference com Agne Holmstrom trackfield brinkster net Agne Holmstrom Olympedia Retrieved 4 July 2021 a b Agne Holmstrom Swedish Olympic Committee nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Swedish Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Swedish athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Agne Holmstrom amp oldid 1204045491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
