Wollmar Boström

Wollmar Filip Boström (15 June 1878 – 7 November 1956) was a Swedish diplomat and tennis player.^[1] He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics in singles and men's doubles and won a bronze medal in the doubles in 1908, finishing fifth in three other events.^[2]

Wollmar Boström

Born	(1878-06-15)15 June 1878 Överselö, Sweden
Died	7 November 1956(1956-11-07) (aged 78) Stockholm, Sweden
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	2R (1905)
Other tournaments
WCCC	1R (1913)
Olympic Games	QF (1908In)
Doubles
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	Bronze Medal (1908In)
Medal record Representing  Sweden Men's Tennis Olympic Games 1908 London Indoor doubles

He was the son of Governor of Södermanland County Filip Boström and nephew to Prime Minister Erik Gustaf Boström. In 1903, he started working at the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1909–13, he served as president of the Swedish Tennis Association, and in 1918–22, he was a cabinet secretary. From 1925 till 1945, he was the Swedish minister in Washington.^[3]

References

1. "Wollmar Boström". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
2. "Wollmar Boström". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
3. Wollmar Boström. Swedish Olympic Committee

External links

• Wollmar Boström at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Wollmar Boström at the International Tennis Federation
• Wollmar Boström at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
• Wollmar Boström at Olympedia

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ivan Danielsson	Envoy of Sweden to Spain 1922–1925	Succeeded by Ivan Danielsson
Preceded by Ivan Danielsson	Envoy of Sweden to Portugal 1922–1925	Succeeded by Ivan Danielsson
Preceded by Axel Wallenberg	Envoy of Sweden to the United States 1925–1945	Succeeded by Herman Eriksson