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'''Bengt Gingsjö''' (15 April 1952 – 14 September 2022)<ref>[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/50388 Bengt Gingsjö]</ref> was a Swedish [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]] and [[medley swimming|medley]] [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]], who competed in the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] and [[1976 Summer Olympics]]. He finished fourth on the 1500m freestyle in 1972. Gingsjö also won a bronze medal in the [[Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle|400 m freestyle]] at the [[1973 World Aquatics Championships|first FINA World Aquatics Championships]] in 1973.
'''Bengt Gingsjö''' (15 April 1952 – 14 September 2022)<ref>https://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/b/bengt-gingsjo.html</ref><ref>[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/50388 Bengt Gingsjö]</ref> was a Swedish [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]] and [[medley swimming|medley]] [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]], who competed in the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] and [[1976 Summer Olympics]]. He finished fourth on the 1500m freestyle in 1972. Gingsjö also won a bronze medal in the [[Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle|400 m freestyle]] at the [[1973 World Aquatics Championships|first FINA World Aquatics Championships]] in 1973.


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Revision as of 06:37, 27 September 2022

Bengt Gingsjö
Personal information
Full nameBengt Ingvar Gingsjö
NationalitySwedish
Born(1952-04-15)15 April 1952
Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden
Died14 September 2022(2022-09-14) (aged 70)
Tyresö, Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubS02, Göteborg
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Sweden
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Belgrade 400 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1974 Vienna 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Vienna 4×200 m freestyle

Bengt Gingsjö (15 April 1952 – 14 September 2022)[1][2] was a Swedish freestyle and medley swimmer, who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics. He finished fourth on the 1500m freestyle in 1972. Gingsjö also won a bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle at the first FINA World Aquatics Championships in 1973.

Clubs

  • Simavdelningen 1902

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bengt Gingsjö". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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