Gustaf Weijnarth
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Carl Gustaf Olof Wejnarth (April 24, 1902 – April 22, 1990) was a Swedish
athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Eskilstuna
and died in Örebro
.
Wejnarth competed for Sweden in the 1924 Summer Olympics
held in Paris
, France
in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Artur Svensson
, Erik Byléhn
and Nils Engdahl
. In the 400 metres event
he was eliminated in the quarter-finals.
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....
athlete who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...
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He was born in Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna is a city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 60,185 inhabitants in 2005. Eskilstuna has a large Sweden Finn population....
and died in Örebro
Örebro
-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....
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Wejnarth competed for Sweden in the 1924 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics
At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:657 athletes from 40 nations competed. Ten nations competed in athletics for the first time...
held in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
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in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Artur Svensson
Artur Svensson
Artur Svensson was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for a Sweden in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Erik Byléhn, Gustaf Weijnarth and Nils Engdahl.-References:...
, Erik Byléhn
Erik Byléhn
Erik Byléhn was a middle distance runner from Sweden, who won a silver medal over 800 m at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The race was won by Douglas Lowe of Great Britain. Four years earlier Byléhn was a member of the silver winning Swedish team on the 4x400m Relay.-References:*...
and Nils Engdahl
Nils Engdahl
Nils Engdahl was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for a Sweden in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the 400 metres where he won the bronze medal....
. In the 400 metres event
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Thursday, July 10, 1924 and on Friday, July 11, 1924.As for all other races the track was 500 metres in circumference....
he was eliminated in the quarter-finals.