Per-Owe Trollsås

Per-Owe Trollsås

Personal information
Born	18 January 1933 Vaplan, Sweden
Died	5 November 2000 (aged 67) Järfälla, Sweden
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100–800 m, hurdles
Club	Näldens IF Stockholms Studenters IF Bromma IF
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m – 10.6 200 m – 21.6 400 m – 47.6 (1958) 800 m – 1:55.0 110 mH – 15.3 400 mH – 51.0 (1958)[1][2]
Medal record Representing  Sweden European Championships 1958 Stockholm 400 m hurdles

Per-Owe "Trollet" Trollsås (18 January 1933 – 5 November 2000) was a Swedish sprinter who won a silver medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 1958 European Athletics Championships, setting a national record in the semifinal. He competed in the 400 m hurdles and 4 × 400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals.^[1][3]

Trollsås won national titles in the 100 m (1952–53), 400 m hurdles (1957–60) and 4 × 400 m relay (1958). After retiring from competitions he served as vice-chairman of the Stora Grabbars Association for many years.^[4]

References

1. Per-Owe Trollsås. sports-reference.com
2. Per-Owe Trollsås. trackfield.brinkster.net
3. Per-Owe Trollsås. Swedish Olympic Committee
4. Per-Owe "Trollet" Trollsås 1933–2000. storagrabbar.se