Gustaf Blomgren
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Gustaf Blomgren was a Swedish
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....

 diver
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...

 who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...

 and in the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....

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In 1912 he won the bronze medal in the 10 metre platform
Diving at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform
The men's 10 metre platform, also known as plain and variety diving combined competition, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme...

 competition.

Eight years later at the Antwerp Games he finished fourth in the 3 metre springboard
Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard
The men's 3 metre springboard was one of five diving events on the diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Friday, August 26, 1920 and on Saturday, August 27, 1920.Fourteen divers from nine nations competed.-First round:...

 event as well as in the 10 metre platform
Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform
The men's 10 metre platform was one of five diving events on the diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Sunday, August 28, 1920 and on Monday, August 29, 1920 ....

competition.

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