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Seth Landqvist

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Seth Landqvist
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born(1882-08-08)8 August 1882
Stockholm, Sweden
Died2 April 1945(1945-04-02) (aged 62)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
SportLong-distance running
EventMarathon

Seth Landqvist (8 August 1882 – 2 April 1945)[1] was a Swedish long-distance runner.[2] He competed in the men's marathon at the 1908 Summer Olympics, but failed to finish.[3][4] He also competed in the men's five miles, finishing ninth.[1]

Landqvist competed for the athletics clubs Fredrikshofs IF and Östermalms IF. He was also a member of the Swedish Olympic team for the 3-mile event at the 1908 Olympics, but did not compete.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Seth Landqvist". Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Seth Landqvist". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Seth Landqvist Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. ^ David Martin; Roger W. H. Gynn (2000). The Olympic Marathon. Human Kinetics. p. 465. ISBN 9780880119696.
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