Gunnar Tjornebo
Gunnar Tjörnebo ( Karl Gunnar Alfred Karlsson-Tjörnebo; born March 23, 1927 in Tjörnarp , Höör ; † March 15, 2009 in Helsingborg ) was a Swedish obstacle runner .
Over 3000 m obstacle he was twelfth at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki. At the European Athletics Championships in 1954 in Bern and the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, he was eliminated in the preliminary run.
In 1960 he came in fifth place at the Olympic Games in Rome .
He set his personal best in this discipline of 8: 41.2 minutes on August 30, 1961 in Helsingborg .
Web links
- Gunnar Tjörnebo in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Gunnar Tjörnebo in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Tjornebo, Gunnar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Karlsson-Tjörnebo, Karl Gunnar Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish obstacle runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tjörnarp , Höör |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 2009 |
| Place of death | Helsingborg |