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Borås, Västra Götaland (SWE)

Details

Name	Borås
Administrative division	Västra Götaland
Country	Sweden

People born here (44)
Thure Ahlqvist	SWE	BOX	Olympics	1932	20 April 1907
Johanna Almgren	SWE	FBL	Olympics	2008—2012	22 March 1984
Gillis Andersson	SWE	FBL	Non-starter	1936	4 July 1912
Lotten Andersson	SWE	SWM	Olympics	1964—1968	5 January 1950
Maij Andersson	SWE	ATH	Non-starter	1952	17 December 1929
Lovisa Claesson	SWE	ROW	Olympics	2020	21 February 1995
Anders Daun	SWE	SJP	Olympics	1988	20 April 1963
Arvid Emanuelsson	SWE	FBL	Olympics	1936	25 December 1913
Åke Hallman	SWE	FBL	Olympics	1936	12 November 1912
Axel Hedenlund	SWE	ATH	Olympics	1908	11 February 1888
Lars Hindmar	SWE	ATH	Olympics	1952—1956	11 December 1921
May Hjertberg	SWE	ATH	Non-starter	1952	26 May 1928
Carl Holmstrom	USA	SJP	Non-starter	1932	12 June 1908
Sigfrid Hylander	SWE	WLF	Olympics	1924	5 December 1902
Patrik Järbyn	SWE	ALP	Olympics	1994—2010	16 April 1969
Olle Johansson	SWE	SWM/WPO	Olympics	1948—1952	16 September 1927
Stig Johansson	SWE	WPO	Olympics	1952	7 April 1924
Sven Jonasson	SWE	FBL	Olympics	1936	9 July 1909
Erik Källström	SWE	FBL	Olympics	1936	5 March 1908
Per Kjellin	SWE	JUD	Olympics	1984	9 May 1960
Carolina Klüft	SWE	ATH	Olympics	2004—2008	2 February 1983
Henrik Lannér	SWE	EJP	Olympics	1992	13 April 1968
Anders Larson	SWE	ROW	Olympics	1980—1988	14 February 1958
Karl Larsson	SWE	SHO	Olympics	1912—1920	8 July 1865
Kent Larsson	SWE	ROW	Olympics	1980	3 December 1951
Nils Lidman	SWE	WLF	Olympics	1924	15 February 1900
Holger Lindberg	SWE	WRE	Olympics	1920	20 August 1894
Lars-Åke Lindqvist	SWE	ROW	Olympics	1984	13 October 1959
Sven Lundquist	SWE	SHO	Olympics	1948	24 March 1920
Emelie Öhrstig	SWE	CCS	Olympics	2006	27 February 1978
Therese Olausson	SWE	EVE	Olympics	1996	13 January 1968
Kurt Pettersén	SWE	WRE	Olympics/Non-starter	1936—1952	21 June 1916
Harald Pettersson	SWE	WRE	Olympics	1928	2 April 1903
Johan Rasmussen	SWE	SJP	Olympics	1994	18 July 1970
Stig Reuterswärd	SWE	ATH	Olympics	1924	17 February 1907
Einar Rosengren	SWE	DIV	1906	1906	24 March 1885
Sven Salén	SWE	SAL	Olympics	1936—1952	7 November 1890
Harry Snell	SWE	CRD	Olympics	1948	7 October 1916
Lars Svantesson	SWE	SWM	Olympics	1952	16 February 1933
Mats Svensson	SWE	SWM	Olympics	1964	28 April 1943
Victoria Svensson	SWE	FBL	Olympics	2000—2008	18 May 1977
Ulla-Britt Wieslander	SWE	ATH	Olympics	1960—1968	10 June 1942
Anders Wilgotson	SWE	ROW	Olympics	1980—1984	30 September 1950
Helge Zandén	SWE	PNT	Olympics	1936	23 July 1886
People who died here (26)
Thure Ahlqvist	SWE	BOX	Olympics	1932	20 March 1983
Gillis Andersson	SWE	FBL	Non-starter	1936	13 July 1988
Maij Andersson	SWE	ATH	Non-starter	1952	27 May 2023
Axel Ekblom	SWE	SHO	Olympics	1924	26 July 1957
Knut Gadd	SWE	WPO	Olympics	1948	8 May 1995
Karl-Erik Grahn	SWE	FBL	Olympics	1936	14 March 1963
Ingvar Haglund	SWE	ATH	Non-starter	1936	1 October 1966
Åke Hallman	SWE	FBL	Olympics	1936	21 June 1973
Hans Hellbrand	SWE	SWM/WPO	Olympics/Non-starter	1948—1952	31 December 2013
May Hjertberg	SWE	ATH	Non-starter	1952	15 December 2021
Gunnar Holmberg	SWE	FBL	Olympics	1924	21 October 1975
Sigfrid Hylander	SWE	WLF	Olympics	1924	17 August 1978
Hans Jagenburg	SWE	ATH	Olympics	1920	5 January 1971
Erik Källström	SWE	FBL	Olympics	1936	16 January 1997
Gustaf Klarén	SWE	WRE	Olympics	1932	27 September 1984
Fredric Landelius	SWE	SHO	Olympics	1920—1924	2 September 1931
Kent Larsson	SWE	ROW	Olympics	1980	21 October 2019
Henry Lindblad	SWE	ATH	Olympics	1928	28 September 1946
Evert Linné	SWE	ATH	Olympics	1936	14 December 1969
Robert Olsson	SWE	ATH	Olympics/Opening Flagbearer	1908—1920	21 July 1954
Kurt Pettersén	SWE	WRE	Olympics/Non-starter	1936—1952	15 November 1957
Harald Pettersson	SWE	WRE	Olympics	1928	10 April 1956
Alfred Praks	EST	WRE	Olympics	1924—1928	18 October 1998
Bertil Sällfors	SWE		Other	1980	28 May 2001
Harry Snell	SWE	CRD	Olympics	1948	8 May 1985
Lars Svantesson	SWE	SWM	Olympics	1952	6 November 2023

Affiliations

Borås AK, Borås (SWE)

Borås BK, Borås (SWE)

Borås FRK, Borås (SWE)

Borås JK, Borås (SWE)

Borås SF, Borås (SWE)

FOK, Borås (SWE)

Hestra IF, Borås (SWE)

IF Elfsborg, Borås (SWE)

IFK Borås, Borås (SWE)

IK Borås, Borås (SWE)

IK Ymer, Borås (SWE)

Konståkarna, Borås (SWE)

Öresjö SS, Borås (SWE)

SK Elfsborg, Borås (SWE)