Anton Bolinder (3 June 1915 – 7 December 2006) was a Swedish

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er. He won a gold medal at the

1946 European Athletics Championships The 3rd European Athletics Championships were held from 22 August to 25 August 1946 in the Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway. For the first time it was a combined event for men and women, and for the first time a city in Scandinavia hosted the champ ...

setting a new national record at . For this achievement he was awarded the

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in athletics (number 264). He also won two national titles, in 1946 and 1948.Anton Bolinder 1915–2006
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bolinder, Anton 1915 births 2006 deaths Swedish male high jumpers European Athletics Championships medalists People from Ljusdal Municipality Athletes from Gävleborg County 20th-century Swedish sportsmen