John Mikaelsson
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1948 London | 10 kilometer walk | |
| Gold | 1952 Helsinki | 10 kilometer walk | |
John Fredrik Mikaelsson (born November 6, 1913 - June 16, 1987) was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 10 kilometer walk.
He competed for a Sweden in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 10 kilometer walk where he won the gold medal leading to a Swedish sweep of the Gold Medals in Race Walking after John Ljunggren won the 50 kilometre walk.
At the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, [[Finland[[ he managed his own double by winning his second and the last 10 kilometre walk in the Olympics before it became the 20 kilometre walk four yeaars later.
| Olympic champions in walking of distances under 20 km |
|---|
| 1500 m: George Bonhag 3000 m: György Sztantics | Ugo Frigerio 3500 m: George Larner 10 km: George Goulding | Ugo Frigerio (twice) | John Mikaelsson (twice) 10 miles: George Larner |
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