Åke Söderlund
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| Personal information | ||||||||||
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| Born |
11 April 1925 Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||
| Died |
25 August 2002 (aged 77) Tyresö, Sweden | |||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
| Event(s) | Race walking | |||||||||
| Club | Stockholms GK | |||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
20 kmW – 1:33:19 (1957) 50 kmW – 4:18:52 (1956)[1] | |||||||||
Medal record
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Åke Wilhelm Söderlund (11 April 1925 – 25 August 2002) was a Swedish racewalking athlete. He competed at the 1952, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics with the best result of 18th place in the 20 km event in 1964.[1]
Söderlund twice competed at the European Athletics Championships, but failed to finish the 50 kilometres race walk.[2] He also took part in the IAAF World Race Walking Cup twice, winning a bronze medal in the 50 km event in 1961 and placing 12th in the 20 km in 1967.[3][4] Söderlund won three Nordic Race Walking Championships, in the 20 km in 1957 and 1967 and in the 50 km in 1961.[5]
Söderlund later competed in the masters category and won the 25 km event at the 1975 World Association of Veteran Athletes Championships.[6] His twin brother Erik was also an elite racewalker.[1]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Olympic Games | Helsinki, Finland | 28th | 50 km walk | 5:30:56.6 |
| 1954 | European Championships | Bern, Switzerland | — | 50 km walk | DNF |
| 1958 | European Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | — | 50 km walk | DNF |
| 1960 | Olympic Games | Helsinki, Finland | — | 50 km walk | DNF |
| 1961 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Lugano, Switzerland | 3rd | 50 km walk | 4:36:48 |
| 1964 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 18th | 20 km walk | 1:36:53 |
| 1967 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Bad Saarow, East Germany | 12th | 20 km walk | 1:36:02 |
National titles
- 50 km walk: 1961[7]
References
- 1 2 3 Åke Söderlund. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
- ↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 – STATISTICS HANDBOOK. European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
- ↑ IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 Facts & Figures. IAAF. Retrieved on 16 April 2016.
- ↑ IAAF World Race Walking Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
- ↑ Nordic Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
- ↑ World Masters (Veterans) Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.
- ↑ Swedish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 17 April 2016.