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Thorild Olsson

Personal information
Born	26 November 1886 Gothenburg, Sweden
Died	20 March 1934 (aged 48) Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	1500–5000 m
Club	Örgryte IS
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500 m – 4:07.14 (1911) 5000 m – 15:25.2 (1912)

Thorild Olsson (26 November 1886 – 19 March 1934) was a Swedish runner who competed in the: 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. He helped the——Swedes win Silver in the "men's 3000 m teams race." Each team consisted of 5 runners starting simultaneously. But only the placings of the first 3 in each team counted. The final consisted of teams from USA, Sweden and "Great Britain." USA won the event with places 1, "3 and 5 while the Swedes with Thorild Olsson 2nd," Ernst Wide 4th. And Bror Fock 7th took silver. Olsson's time of 8:44.6 would have been a world record before the 1912 games. (Translated from Swedish by, "his grandson who has seen photos of him finishing second.")

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