Valter Nyström
Encyclopedia
Valter Erik Nyström was a Swedish
track and field
athlete who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics
in Helsinki
. Competing out of Sandvikens Gymnastikklubb, he finished sixth out of thirty-three participants in the men's 10,000 metres event
. He was born in Sandviken
and was Swedish national champion in the 10,000 metre event in 1947, 1949, and 1951. He was also national champion in the 8,000 metre cross-country running event in 1947 and 1951. He was awarded the 148th Stora Grabbars Märke
award in 1951, the same year that he set national records in the 10,000, 20,000, and 25,000 metre events, and the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
in 1952. Nyström died at the age of 95 on March 11, 2011.
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....
track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
athlete who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
. Competing out of Sandvikens Gymnastikklubb, he finished sixth out of thirty-three participants in the men's 10,000 metres event
Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place July 20. The final was won by Czechoslovakian Emil Zátopek.-Final:Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record-References:...
. He was born in Sandviken
Sandviken
Sandviken may refer to:* Sandviken, a Swedish town and the seat of Sandviken municipality* Sandviken Municipality, a Swedish municipality around the town of Sandviken* Sandviken, Norway, a neighbourhood in Bergen, Norway...
and was Swedish national champion in the 10,000 metre event in 1947, 1949, and 1951. He was also national champion in the 8,000 metre cross-country running event in 1947 and 1951. He was awarded the 148th Stora Grabbars Märke
Stora Grabbars Märke
Stora Grabbars Märke is an honorary award within Swedish sports, created in 1928 by Bo Ekelund. The recipients are called a 'Stor Grabb' and has to gather a certain amount of points according to different rules depending on the sport in question...
award in 1951, the same year that he set national records in the 10,000, 20,000, and 25,000 metre events, and the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal
The Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal is an annual award "for the most significant Swedish sports achievement of the year". It has been awarded by a jury led by the Swedish morning paper Svenska Dagbladet since 1925. According to its statutes the Medal may be awarded in November or December to either...
in 1952. Nyström died at the age of 95 on March 11, 2011.