Helge Bäckander

Helge Bäckander

Personal information
Born	13 October 1891 Lidköping, Sweden
Died	11 November 1958 (aged 67) Helsingborg, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Gymnastics
Club	Lidköpings GSS
Medal record Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp Team, Swedish system

Helge Gustaf Samuel Bäckander (13 October 1891 – 11 November 1958) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Swedish team that won the gold medal in the Swedish system event.^[1] Bäckander was a military officer, and reached the rank of captain. He moved around Sweden as a gymnastics consultant, through Lidköping and Sundsvall, before settling in Helsingborg, where he died.^[2]

References

Olympic champions in artistic gymnastics - men's team all-around
1904:  United States (USA) 1908:  Sweden (SWE) 1912:  Italy (ITA) 1920:  Italy (ITA) 1924:  Italy (ITA) 1928:  Switzerland (SUI) 1932:  Italy (ITA) 1936:  Germany (GER) 1948:  Finland (FIN) 1952:  Soviet Union (URS) 1956:  Soviet Union (URS) 1960:  Japan (JPN) 1964:  Japan (JPN) 1968:  Japan (JPN) 1972:  Japan (JPN) 1976:  Japan (JPN) 1980:  Soviet Union (URS) 1984:  United States (USA) 1988:  Soviet Union (URS) 1992:  Unified Team (EUN) 1996:  Russia (RUS) 2000:  China (CHN) 2004:  Japan (JPN) 2008:  China (CHN) 2012:  China (CHN) 2016:  Japan (JPN)
1908  Sweden (SWE): Gösta Åsbrink · Carl Bertilsson · Hjalmar Cedercrona · Andreas Cervin · Rudolf Degermark · Carl Folcker · Sven Forssman · Erik Granfelt · Carl Hårleman · Nils Hellsten · Gunnar Höjer · Arvid Holmberg · Carl Holmberg · Oswald Holmberg · Hugo Jahnke · John Jarlén · Gustaf Johnsson · Rolf Johnsson · Nils von Kantzow · Sven Landberg · Olle Lanner · Axel Ljung · Osvald Moberg · Carl Martin Norberg · Erik Norberg · Tor Norberg · Axel Norling · Daniel Norling · Gösta Olson · Leonard Peterson · Sven Rosén · Gustaf Rosenquist · Axel Sjöblom · Birger Sörvik · Haakon Sörvik · Karl Johan Svensson · Karl Gustaf Vinqvist · Nils Widforss