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Swedish speed skater (1934–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kjell Hilding "Tjalle" Bäckman (21 February 1934 – 9 January 2019) was a Swedish speed skater. He competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in the 5000 m and 10000 m events and won a bronze medal in the 10000 m; all three medalists of that event broke the previous world record. Nationally he won four long-distance titles: in the 5000 m (1959, 1961) and 10000 m (1959, 1960).[1][2]
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Full name | Kjell Hilding Bäckman | |||||||||||
Born | 21 February 1934 Göteborg, Sweden | |||||||||||
Died | 9 January 2019 84) | (aged|||||||||||
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Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||
Club | IK Wega, Göteborg | |||||||||||
Coached by | Hjalmar Andersen | |||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 500 m – 44.3 (1963) 1500 m – 2:15.4 (1964) 5000 m – 7:52.0 (1964) 10000 m – 16:10.5 (1964) | |||||||||||
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