Gustaf Söderström
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Gustaf Söderström (25 November 1865 - 12 November 1958) was a Swedish shot put athlete.
He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and finished 6th in both shot put and discus throw. He also participated on the Dano-Swedish team tug of war team which won the gold medal against opponents France. These were the first Olympic gold medals for Sweden, a feat that would not be repeated until 1908 [1].
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