Lennart Strandberg

Lennart Strandberg

Lennart Strandberg in the 1930's
Personal information
Born	26 March 1915 Malmö, Sweden
Died	23 December 1989 (aged 74) Ystad, Sweden
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Club	MAI, Malmö
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m – 10.3 (1936) 200 m – 21.4 (1942)[1][2]
Medal record Representing  Sweden European Championships 1938 Paris 4×100 m 1938 Paris 100 m

Hans Lennart Olofsson Strandberg (26 March 1915 – 23 December 1989) was a Swedish sprinter. He specialized in the 100 metres event, in which he won a bronze medal at the 1938 European Championships and finished sixth at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1938, he also won a silver medal with the Swedish 4 × 100 m relay team.^[1][3]

Strandberg held Swedish titles in the 100 m (1934–1938, 1940–1943, 1945 and 1947), 200 m (1934–1945), 4 × 100 m (1934–1938, 1942–1944, 1946–1947 and 1950–1952) and 4 × 400 m events (1935, 1937 and 1939). His 1936 Swedish record in the 100 m equaled the world record. His son Bobby was a national sprint coach in the 1960s.^[4]

References

1. "Lennart Strandberg". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
2. Lennart Strandberg. trackfield.brinkster.net
3. "Lennart Strandberg" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
4. Lennart Strandberg 1915–1989 Archived 12 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se