Helge Bäckander

Helge Bäckander
Personal information
Born 13 October 1891
Lidköping, Sweden
Died 11 November 1958 (aged 67)
Helsingborg, Sweden
Sport
Sport Gymnastics
Club Lidköpings GSS

Helge Gustaf Samuel Bäckander (13 October 1891 – 11 November 1958) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Swedish team that won the gold medal in the Swedish system event.[1] Bäckander was a military officer, and reached the rank of captain. He moved around Sweden as a gymnastics consultant, through Lidköping and Sundsvall, before settling in Helsingborg, where he died.[2]

References

  1. Helge Bäckander. sports-reference.com
  2. Helge Bäckander. Swedish Olympic Committee


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