Wollmar Boström
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Wollmar Filip•Boström |
| Used name | Wollmar•Boström |
| Born | 15 June 1878 in Överselö, Strängnäs, Södermanland (SWE) |
| Died | 7 November 1956 in Stockholm, Stockholm (SWE) |
| Affiliations | KLTK, Stockholm (SWE) |
| NOC |  Sweden |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Wollmar Boström played tennis at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics, winning a bronze medal in indoor doubles in 1908, alongside Gunnar Setterwall. Boström played Wimbledon in 1905, receiving a first round bye and then losing his next match.
Boström came from a political family, as he was the son of Filip Boström, Governor of Södermanland County, and his uncle was Swedish Prime Minister Erik Gustaf Boström. Wollmar began work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1903, and was Swedish Ambassador to Washington, DC from 1925-45.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 Summer Olympics | Tennis | SWE |
Wollmar Boström | |||
| Singles, Covered Courts, Men (Olympic) | =5 | |||||
| Doubles, Covered Courts, Men (Olympic) | Gunnar Setterwall | 3 | Bronze | |||
| 1912 Summer Olympics | Tennis | SWE |
Wollmar Boström | |||
| Singles, Men (Olympic) | =17 | |||||
| Doubles, Men (Olympic) | Curt Benckert | =5 | ||||
| Singles, Covered Courts, Men (Olympic) | =16 | |||||
| Doubles, Covered Courts, Men (Olympic) | Curt Benckert | =5 |