Gustaf "Gösta" Richard Mikael Holmér (23 September 1891 – 22 April 1983) was a Swedish athlete who competed in the 1912 and 1920 Olympics.[3] In 1912 he won a bronze medal in the decathlon and placed eighth in the pentathlon, despite not running the 1500 m stage. In 1920, he placed fourth in the decathlon and was eliminated in the first round of the 110 m hurdles event.[1] Nationally Holmér won Swedish titles in the pentathlon (1912–13, 1915, 1917 and 1920), decathlon (1913 and 1917–19) and 110 m hurdles (1913).[4][5]
In the 1912 Olympic decathlon Holmér finished fourth, but was awarded a bronze medal after the winner Jim Thorpe was disqualified for having played semi-professional baseball. Thorpe was reinstated as a winner in 1982, and Holmér was moved down to the fourth place, yet he retained a bronze medal.[5][6]
In the 1930s, while coaching the downtrodden Swedish cross-country team, Holmér developed the fartlekinterval training technique.[7] His concept was faster-than-race-pace and concentrated on simultaneous speed/endurance training. The technique proved successful and has been adopted by many physiologists since then.
Holmér was the father of Hans Holmér, who headed the special unit investigating the assassination of the Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986.[5]
^Joe Schatzle, Jr. (November 2002) "Finding Fartlek: The history and how-to of speed play" 16 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Running Times Magazine
December 20, 2023
gösta, holmér, gustaf, gösta, richard, mikael, holmér, september, 1891, april, 1983, swedish, athlete, competed, 1912, 1920, olympics, 1912, bronze, medal, decathlon, placed, eighth, pentathlon, despite, running, 1500, stage, 1920, placed, fourth, decathlon, e. Gustaf Gosta Richard Mikael Holmer 23 September 1891 22 April 1983 was a Swedish athlete who competed in the 1912 and 1920 Olympics 3 In 1912 he won a bronze medal in the decathlon and placed eighth in the pentathlon despite not running the 1500 m stage In 1920 he placed fourth in the decathlon and was eliminated in the first round of the 110 m hurdles event 1 Nationally Holmer won Swedish titles in the pentathlon 1912 13 1915 1917 and 1920 decathlon 1913 and 1917 19 and 110 m hurdles 1913 4 5 Gustaf HolmerGosta HolmerPersonal informationFull nameGustaf Richard Mikael HolmerNickname s Gosse GostaBorn23 September 1891Djursdala Vimmerby SwedenDied22 April 1983 aged 91 Stockholm SwedenHeight1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Weight84 kg 185 lb SportSportAthleticsEventDecathlonClubUpsala Studenters IFAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 110 mH 15 8 1914 HJ 1 85 m 1917 Decathlon 5889 1919 1 2 Medal record Representing SwedenOlympic Games1912 Stockholm DecathlonIn the 1912 Olympic decathlon Holmer finished fourth but was awarded a bronze medal after the winner Jim Thorpe was disqualified for having played semi professional baseball Thorpe was reinstated as a winner in 1982 and Holmer was moved down to the fourth place yet he retained a bronze medal 5 6 In the 1930s while coaching the downtrodden Swedish cross country team Holmer developed the fartlek interval training technique 7 His concept was faster than race pace and concentrated on simultaneous speed endurance training The technique proved successful and has been adopted by many physiologists since then Holmer was the father of Hans Holmer who headed the special unit investigating the assassination of the Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986 5 References edit a b Gosta Holmer sports reference com Gosta Holmer trackfield brinkster net Gosta Holmer Olympedia Retrieved 25 April 2021 Gustaf Gosta Gosse Holmer 1891 1983 storagrabbar se a b c Gosta Holmer Swedish Olympic Committee Athletics at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games Men s Decathlon sports reference com Joe Schatzle Jr November 2002 Finding Fartlek The history and how to of speed play Archived 16 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Running Times Magazine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gosta Holmer amp oldid 1156445956, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
