Lennart Back

Lennart Back
Personal information
Born 28 May 1933 (1933-05-28) (age 83)
Ellenö, Färgelanda, Sweden
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport Racewalking
Event(s) 20 km walk
Club Uddevalla Cykelamatörer
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 1:31:13 (1962)[1]

Torsten Lennart Back (born 28 May 1933) is a retired 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][2]

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).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Lennart Back. sports-reference.com
  2. Lennart Back. Swedish Olympic Committee
  3. World and Continental Race Walking Cups. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.


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