Sven Hamrin

Sven Helge Hamrin (30 March 1941 25 January 2018)[1] was a Swedish cyclist who competed at the 1964 Olympics. He finished 50th in the individual road race and won a bronze medal in the team time trial, riding with the Fåglum brothers. The same year he won the road race at the national championships.[2][3][4]

Sven Hamrin
Personal information
Full nameSven Helge Hamrin
Born(1941-03-30)30 March 1941
Härnösand, Sweden
Died25 January 2018(2018-01-25) (aged 76)
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Amateur team
Härnösands CK
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Team time trial

In 1970 he was involved in an auto accident in Norway, as a result of which he remained in a coma for 45 days. Eventually he recovered and resumed cycling, even though one of his legs was six centimeters shorter as a result of multiple surgeries.

References

  1. "Sven Hamrin har avlidit" [Sven Hamrin has died]. idrottonline.se (in Swedish). 28 January 2018.
  2. "Sven Hamrin". CyclingArchives.com.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sven Hamrin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  4. "Sven Hamrin". SOK.se (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee.


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