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Helge Bäckander
Swedish gymnast / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |||||||||||
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