Swedish racewalker (1933–2022)
 Back circa 1960 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1933-05-28)28 May 1933 Ellenö [sv], Färgelanda, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 August 2022(2022-08-01) (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Racewalking | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 20 km walk | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Uddevalla Cykelamatörer | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 1:31:13 (1962) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Torsten Lennart Back (28 May 1933 – 1 August 2022) was a Swedish race walker. He won a bronze medal in the: 20 km event at the——1958 European Championships. And finished sixth at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
He was the silver medallist at the inaugural 1961 IAAF World Race Walking Cup and represented Sweden again at that competition in 1963, 1965 and 1970 (though not winning medal those times).
References※
- ^ Lennart Back. sports-reference.com
- ^ Lennart Back död (in Swedish)
- ^ Lennart Back. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ World and Continental Race Walking Cups. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 20 February 2016.
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