Helge Bäckander
Helge Gustaf Samuel Bäckander (13 October 1891 – 11 November 1958) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] He was part of the Swedish team that won the gold medal in the Swedish system event.[2] Bäckander was a military officer, and reached the rank of captain. He moved around Sweden as a gymnastics consultant, through Lidköping and Sundsvall, before settling in Helsingborg, where he died.[3]
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| Born | 13 October 1891 Lidköping, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 11 November 1958 (aged 67) Helsingborg, Sweden | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Gymnastics | |||||||||||
| Club | Lidköpings GSS | |||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- "Helge Bäckander". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- Helge Bäckander Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- Helge Bäckander. Swedish Olympic Committee
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