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Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | 5 January 1922 Brattfors, Sweden | |||||||||||
Died | 11 April 2012 (aged 90) Karlstad, Sweden | |||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | Marathon, 10000 m | |||||||||||
Club | IK Viking, Hagfors | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 10000 m – 29:51.2 (1952) Mar – 2:21:40 (1955)[1] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Gustaf Nils Jansson (5 January 1922 – 11 April 2012) was a Swedish long-distance runner who won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He finished fifth at the 1954 European Athletics Championships.[2][3][4][5]