Tore Gustafsson

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Lars Tore Gustafsson (born 11 February 1962) is a retired male hammer thrower from Sweden, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul, South Korea). Since his retirement from competition, he has enjoyed success as a hammer coach

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Competitive career

Competing for the Washington State Cougars track and field team, Gustafsson won the 1985 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the hammer throw. [1]

A member of the Mölndals Almänna Idrottsklubb he set the national record at 80.14 metres on 4 July 1989, in Lappeenranta, Finland. [2] Gustafsson lives in Los Gatos, California, and works as a chiropractor. [3]

Coaching

Gustafsson has been involved in coaching since he retired. Koji Murofushi won the gold medal at 2011 World Championships in Daegu Korea and bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics with Gustafsson as his Coach. In 2016, another of his athletes, Great Britain's Sophie Hitchon, won bronze in the hammer at the 2016 Olympic Games, her country's first ever global medal in that discipline.2018 coached (Nick Miller GB) to win Gold and National record 80.26 at the (Commonwealth games in Australia)). (Nick Miller) finished 6th at the (2020 Summer Olympics)

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1981 European Junior Championships Utrecht, Netherlands 6th66.64 m
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 12th 69.94 m
Goodwill Games Moscow, Soviet Union 9th74.40 m
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 18th73.54 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 11th74.24 m
1990 European Championships Split, SFR Yugoslavia 13th 72.86 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 15th73.52 m
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 15th71.88 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 20th 71.90 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 13th74.44 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Georgia, United States30th71.02 m

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References

  1. "COUGAR TRACK & FIELD RECORDS & HISTORY" (PDF).
  2. "Athlete profile:Tore Gustafson". IAAF. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  3. Viking Performance [ dead link ]