Per-Owe "Trollet" Trollsås (18 January 1933 – 5 November 2000) was a Swedish sprinter who won a silver medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 1958 European Athletics Championships, setting a national record in the semifinal. He competed in the 400 m hurdles and 4 × 400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals.[1][3]
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| Born | 18 January 1933 Vaplan, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 5 November 2000 (aged 67) Järfälla, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100–800 m, hurdles | |||||||||||
| Club | Näldens IF Stockholms Studenters IF Bromma IF | |||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 10.6 200 m – 21.6 400 m – 47.6 (1958) 800 m – 1:55.0 110 mH – 15.3 400 mH – 51.0 (1958)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Trollsås won national titles in the 100 m (1952–53), 400 m hurdles (1957–60) and 4 × 400 m relay (1958). After retiring from competitions he served as vice-chairman of the Stora Grabbars Association for many years.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Per-Owe Trollsås. sports-reference.com
- ^ Per-Owe Trollsås. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Per-Owe Trollsås. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ Per-Owe "Trollet" Trollsås 1933–2000. storagrabbar.se
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