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Thorild Olsson (26 November 1886 – 19 March 1934) was a Swedish runner who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.[1] 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 photo's of him finishing second.)

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(s)	1500–5000 m
Club	Örgryte IS
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500 m – 4:07.14 (1911) 5000 m – 15:25.2 (1912)

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На других языках

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- [en] Thorild Olsson

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[fr] Thorild Olsson

David Thorild Olsson (né le 26 novembre 1886 à Göteborg et décédé le 19 mars 1934 dans la même ville) est un athlète suédois spécialiste du fond. Affilié au Örgryte IS, il mesurait 1,73 m pour 61 kg.

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[it] Thorild Olsson

Thorild Olsson (Göteborg, 26 novembre 1886 – Göteborg, 20 marzo 1934) è stato un mezzofondista svedese.

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