Gustaf Törnros

Gustaf Edvard Törnros (18 March 1887 – 2 April 1941) was a Swedish long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1906, 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics with the best result of fourth place in 1906.^[2] Half of the participants, including Törnros, failed to finish the 1912 marathon due to the hot weather with temperatures exceeding 30 °C.^[3][4] Törnros won the national marathon title in 1911 and 1912.^[5][6]

Gustaf Törnros

Törnros at the 1908 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Swedish
Born	(1887-03-18)18 March 1887 Hållsta, Sweden
Died	2 April 1941(1941-04-02) (aged 54) Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	5000 m – marathon
Club	Fredrikshofs IF, Stockholm
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5000 m – 15:51.2 (1908) 10000 m – 33:31.6 (1910) Marathon – 3:01:00 (1906)[1]

References

1. Gustaf Törnros. trackfield.brinkster.net
2. "Gustaf Törnros". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
3. Athletics at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Marathon. sports-reference.com
4. Gustaf Törnros. Swedish Olympic Committee
5. Gustaf Törnros 1887-1941 Archived 6 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se
6. "Gustaf Törnros". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

External links

• Gustaf Törnros at Olympedia
• Gustaf Törnros at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)