Gunnar Wennerström
Encyclopedia
Gunnar Wennerström was a Swedish
water polo
player and freestyle
swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
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He was part of the Swedish water polo team, which was able to win the bronze medal.
In the 1500 metres freestyle
event he was eliminated in the first round. Also he was part of the Swedish 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay team.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
player and freestyle
Freestyle swimming
Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...
swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
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He was part of the Swedish water polo team, which was able to win the bronze medal.
In the 1500 metres freestyle
Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle
The men's 1500 metre freestyle was one of 6 swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the longest of the 3 individual freestyle event distances...
event he was eliminated in the first round. Also he was part of the Swedish 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay team.