Personal information | |
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Full name | Åke Leif Julin |
Born | 13 October 1919 Stockholm, Sweden |
Died | 25 September 2008 (aged 88) Enebyberg, Sweden |
Sport | |
Sport | Water polo |
Club | Stockholms KK |
Åke Leif Julin (13 October 1919 – 25 September 2008) was a Swedish water polo player and swimmer. [1] He was part of Swedish teams that finished fifth and ninth at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, respectively.
At club level, Julin represented Stockholms KK. [1] As a swimmer, he won the Swedish championship titles on 200 metre and 400 metre freestyle at the 1939 Swedish Swimming Championships, representing Stockholms KK. [2] [3]
His father Harald and elder brother Rolf were also Olympic water polo players. [4]