Carl August Kronlund

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Carl August Kronlund Curling
Full name Carl August Verner Kronlund
birthday August 25, 1865
place of birth Skovde
date of death August 15, 1937
Place of death Stockholm
Career
nation SwedenSweden Sweden
society Stockholm's Curling Club
Playing position Lead
Playing hand right
Medal table
Olympic medals 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
silver 1924 Chamonix
 

Carl August Kronlund (born August 25, 1865 in Skövde , † August 15, 1937 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish curler .

Kronlund played in the Swedish team at the I. Olympic Winter Games in 1924 in Chamonix in curling. The team won the Olympic silver medal. At 58 years and 155 days in medal winning, Kronlund is not only the oldest medal winner at the Winter Olympics, but also the oldest participant ever.

successes

  • 2nd place Olympic Winter Games 1924

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personal data
SURNAME Kronlund, Carl August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish curler
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH Skovde
DATE OF DEATH August 15, 1937
Place of death Stockholm