Gunnar Larsson

Gunnar Larsson (born May 12, 1951) is a former medley swimmer from Sweden. He won the 400 m individual medley at the 1972 Summer Olympics by 0.002 seconds over American Tim McKee. He also won the 200 m individual medley event at the same Olympic Games. Two years earlier, Larsson received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.

A year later, Larsson won the 200 m individual medley at the first official FINA World Championships in Belgrade. Together with Arne Borg he's considered to be Sweden's greatest swimmer of all time. In 1979, Larsson was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

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Records
Preceded by Gary Hall Sr.	Men's 200 metre individual medley world record holder (long course) September 12, 1970 – August 24, 1974	Succeeded by David Wilkie
Awards
Preceded by Ove Kindvall	Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 1970	Succeeded by Stellan Bengtsson

v • d • e Olympic champions in men's 200 m individual medley

1968: Charles Hickcox \| 1972: Gunnar Larsson \| 1984: Alex Baumann \| 1988: Tamás Darnyi \| 1992: Tamás Darnyi \| 1996: Attila Czene \| 2000: Massimiliano Rosolino \| 2004: Michael Phelps

v • d • e Olympic champions in men's 400 m individual medley

1964: Richard Roth \| 1968: Charles Hickcox \| 1972: Gunnar Larsson \| 1976: Rod Strachan \| 1980: Aleksandr Sidorenko \| 1984: Alex Baumann \| 1988: Tamás Darnyi \| 1992: Tamás Darnyi \| 1996: Tom Dolan \| 2000: Tom Dolan \| 2004: Michael Phelps