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Full name | Bengt Ingvar Gingsjö | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Swedish | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden | 15 April 1952|||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 14 September 2022 Tyresö, Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 70)|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | S02, Göteborg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
Death
[edit]Gingsjö died on 14 September 2022, at the age of 70.
Clubs
[edit]- Simavdelningen 1902
References
[edit]- 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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