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| Full name | Bo Henning Gustafsson | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swedish | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1954-09-29)29 September 1954 (age 71) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Racewalking | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bo Henning Gustafsson (born 29 September 1954) is a formerSwedish athlete who mainly competed in the men's 50 kilometre walk during his career.
He competed for Sweden at the1984 Summer Olympics held inLos Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's 50 kilometre walk event. Gustafsson was aLatter-day Saint.[1] He was a convert to theChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who had joined before he competed in the Olympics.[2]
Gustafsson was born inStrömstad, Sweden to Henning and Klara Gustafsson. He was married to Lis Herrey and they had four sons and one daughter together. SonAndreas Gustafsson, who Bo coaches, is also a Swedish Olympic racewalker, later changing allegiance to USA.
From 1996 he is the companion of the Italian racewalker, several times medal atWorld Athletics Championships andEuropean Athletics Championships,Ileana Salvador.[3] The couple has two daughters, Nicole (born 1995) and Noelle (born 1998) who is a model and in 2019 she participated in the selections for theMiss Italia contest.[4]
Bo Gustafsson is currently the owner of Restaurang Storseglet based inGothenburg, Sweden. He previously founded several companies and has been the manager of many artists, including theHerreys.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing Sweden | |||||
| 1978 | European Championships | Prague,Czechoslovakia | 10th | 20 km | 1:26:13.5 |
| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow,Soviet Union | — | 20 km | DSQ |
| — | 50 km | DNF | |||
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens,Greece | — | 20 km | DQ |
| 3rd | 50 km | 4:01:21 | |||
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 2nd | 50 km | 3:53:19 |
| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart,West Germany | 7th | 50 km | 3:50:13 |
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | — | 50 km | DSQ |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 7th | 50 km | 3:44:49 |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split,Yugoslavia | — | 50 km | DQ |
