Göran Larsson (swimmer)

Göran Larsson

Personal information
Born	24 May 1932 Uppsala, Sweden
Died	27 February 1989 (aged 56) Haninge, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Stockholms KK
Medal record Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki 100 m freestyle European Championships 1950 Vienna 100 m backstroke 1950 Vienna 4×200 m freestyle 1950 Vienna 100 m freestyle

Göran Larsson (24 May 1932 – 27 February 1989) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer.

Swimming career

Larsson competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 4 × 200 m relay events and finished in third and fourth place, respectively.^[1] He won two gold and one silver medals at the 1950 European Championships.^[2] He won the 1951 'Open' British ASA National Championship 110 yards freestyle title ^[3] and the 1951 ASA National Championship 220 yards freestyle title.^[4]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Göran Larsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
2. Göran Larsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
3. ""Swimming." Times, 27 Aug. 1951, p. 8". The Times. 27 August 1951. p. 8.
4. ""Swimming Championships." Times, 24 Aug. 1951, p. 8". The Times. 24 August 1951. p. 8.

External links

• Göran Larsson at Olympedia (archive)
• Göran Larsson at Olympics.com
• Göran Larsson at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)