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Runald Beckman (born 5 July 1951), also known as Runald Backman, is a Swedish former
athlete An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track ...
. He competed in the men's decathlon at the
1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...
. He also competed in the four-man bobsleigh at the
1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ...
. Competing for the BYU Cougars track and field team, Beckman won the 1974 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the decathlon. As an athlete, Beckman represented IFK Luleå, and as a bobsledder, he represented
Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Djurgårdens IF is an s ...
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List of athletes who competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games Below is a list of athletes who competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympics, as of the end of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Prior to the 1924 Winter Olympics, the winter sports of Figure skating at the Olympic Games, Figure skating and Ice hockey ...


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* 1951 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Bobsledders at the 1980 Winter Olympics Swedish decathletes Swedish male bobsledders Olympic athletes for Sweden Olympic bobsledders for Sweden Sportspeople from Luleå 20th-century Swedish sportsmen Djurgårdens IF bobsledders NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners BYU Cougars men's track and field athletes {{Sweden-bobsleigh-bio-stub