Helge Bäckander

Helge Gustaf Samuel Bäckander (13 October 1891 – 11 November 1958) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.^[1] He was part of the Swedish team that won the gold medal in the Swedish system event.^[2] Bäckander was a military officer, and reached the rank of captain. He moved around Sweden as a gymnastics consultant, through Lidköping and Sundsvall, before settling in Helsingborg, where he died.^[3]

Helge Bäckander
Personal information
Full name	Helge Gustaf Samuel Bäckander
Born	(1891-10-13)13 October 1891 Jönköping, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died	11 November 1958(1958-11-11) (aged 67) Helsingborg, Sweden
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Sweden
Gym	Lidköpings Gymnastiksällskap
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp Team, Swedish system