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| Born | (1878-06-15)15 June 1878 Överselö, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
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| Died | 7 November 1956(1956-11-07) (aged 78) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
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| Wimbledon | 2R (1905) | ||||||||||||||
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| WCCC | 1R (1913) | ||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | QF (1908) | ||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  Bronze Medal (1908) | ||||||||||||||
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Wollmar Filip Boström (15 June 1878 – 7 November 1956) was a Swedish diplomat and tennis player. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics in singles and men's doubles and won a bronze medal in the doubles in 1908, finishing fifth in three other events.
He was the son of Governor of Södermanland County Filip Boström and nephew to Prime Minister Erik Gustaf Boström. In 1903, he started working at the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1909–13, he served as president of the Swedish Tennis Association, and in 1918–22, he was a cabinet secretary. From 1925 till 1945, he was the Swedish minister in Washington.
References
- "Wollmar Boström". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- "Wollmar Boström". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- Wollmar Boström. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
- Wollmar Boström at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Wollmar Boström at the International Tennis Federation
- Wollmar Boström at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Wollmar Boström at Olympedia
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| Preceded byIvan Danielsson | Envoy of Sweden to Spain 1922–1925 |
Succeeded byIvan Danielsson |
| Preceded byIvan Danielsson | Envoy of Sweden to Portugal 1922–1925 |
Succeeded byIvan Danielsson |
| Preceded byAxel Wallenberg | Envoy of Sweden to the United States 1925–1945 |
Succeeded byHerman Eriksson |
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- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
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