Josef Ternström
Encyclopedia
Josef Ternström was a Swedish
athlete who competed chiefly in the cross country
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He competed for a Sweden in the 1912 Summer Olympics
held in Stockholm
, Sweden
in the cross country team where he won the gold medal with his team mates Hjalmar Andersson
and John Eke
. In the individual cross country competition
he finished fifth.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
athlete who competed chiefly in the cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
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He competed for a Sweden in the 1912 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics
These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. 30 events were contested, all for men only.The athletics programme grew by 4 events since the 1908 Summer Olympics. The 5000 and 10000 metre races were introduced for the first time, as the 5 mile event was eliminated...
held in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in the cross country team where he won the gold medal with his team mates Hjalmar Andersson
Hjalmar Andersson
Hjalmar Andersson was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in cross country....
and John Eke
John Eke
John Eke was a Swedish athlete who competed in cross country and long-distance run....
. In the individual cross country competition
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's individual cross country
The men's individual cross country was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event...
he finished fifth.