Helge Bäckander

Helge Bäckander
Personal information
Full nameHelge Gustaf Samuel Bäckander
Born(1891-10-13)13 October 1891
Jönköping, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died11 November 1958(1958-11-11) (aged 67)
Helsingborg, Sweden
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		Sweden
GymLidköpings Gymnastiksällskap
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1920 Antwerp Team, Swedish system

Helge Gustaf Samuel Bäckander (13 October 1891 – 11 November 1958) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] He was part of the Swedish team that won the gold medal in the Swedish system event.[2] Bäckander was a military officer, and reached the rank of captain. He moved around Sweden as a gymnastics consultant, through Lidköping and Sundsvall, before settling in Helsingborg, where he died.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Helge Bäckander". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ^ Helge Bäckander Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Helge Bäckander. Swedish Olympic Committee
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