Lennart Back
Swedish racewalker (1933–2022)
Back circa 1960 | |||||||||||||||
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Born | (1933-05-28)28 May 1933 Ellenö [sv], Färgelanda, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
Died | 1 August 2022(2022-08-01) (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Racewalking | ||||||||||||||
Event | 20 km walk | ||||||||||||||
Club | Uddevalla Cykelamatörer | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 1:31:13 (1962)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Torsten Lennart Back (28 May 1933 – 1 August 2022)[2] was a Swedish race walker. He won a bronze medal in the 20 km event at the 1958 European Championships and finished sixth at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1][3]
He was the silver medallist at the inaugural 1961 IAAF World Race Walking Cup and represented Sweden again at that competition in 1963, 1965 and 1970 (though not winning a medal those times).[4]
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