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Bengt-Göran Fernström

Swedish athletics competitor

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 1, 2026
Entity authorityQ5728714 ↗
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Bengt-Göran Fernström (born 12 May 1941) is a retired Swedish sprinter. He competed in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1962 European Athletics Championships and finished in fourth place. Individually he won three national titles: in the 200 m (1962) and 400 m (1962–1963). His daughters Maria, Helena and Linda also competed in sprint running.

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The public source identifies “Bengt-Göran Fernström” as swedish athletics competitor. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Bengt-Göran, Fernström and Swedish.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1941, 1962, 1963—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1941-05-12. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Bengt-Göran, Fernström and Swedish providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Bengt-Göran Fernström” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.