Lars Tore Gustafsson (born 11 February 1962) is a Swedish retired hammer thrower, 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.
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.
A member of the Mölndals Almänna Idrottsklubb he set the national record at 80.14 metres on 4 July 1989, in Lappeenranta, Finland. Gustafsson lives in Los Gatos, California, and works as a chiropractor.
Coaching Gustafsson has been involved in coaching since he retired. Koji Murofushi won the gold medal at 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South 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 Representing 1981European Junior ChampionshipsUtrecht, Netherlands6th66.64 m1986European ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany12th69.94 mGoodwill GamesMoscow, Soviet Union9th74.40 m1987World ChampionshipsRome, Italy18th73.54 m1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea11th74.24 m1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia13th72.86 m1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain15th73.52 m1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany15th71.88 m1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland20th71.90 m1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden13th74.44 m1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States30th71.02 m
References
sports-reference Profile
External links