Gunnar Lindström

Gunnar Lindström

File:Gunnar Lindström 1926.jpg Gunnar Lindström in 1926
Personal information
Born	11 February 1896 Eksjö, Sweden
Died	6 October 1951 (aged 55) Eksjö, Sweden
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Club	Malmö AI Eksjö GIK
Achievements and titles
Personal best	67.77 m (1928)
Medal record Representing Sweden Olympic Games Silver medal – second place 1924 Paris Javelin throw

Nils Gunnar Lindström (11 February 1896 – 6 October 1951) was a Sweden|Swedish javelin thrower.

Career

Lindström competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics and finished in sixth, second and fourteenth place, respectively. His younger brother Elof was also an Olympic javelin thrower. On 12 October 1924 Lindström set a world record at 66.62 m that stood for three years. During his athletics career he won six national titles, in the conventional and two-handed javelin throw, in 1920, 1921, 1924 (2), 1926 and 1927. After retiring he worked as an agricultural consultant and owned a farm outside Eksjö. Lindström won the British AAA Championships title in the javelin event at the 1921 AAA Championships.