| Birth Date: | 11 February 1896 |
| Birth Place: | Eksjö, Sweden |
| Death Date: | 6 October 1951 (aged 55) |
| Death Place: | Eksjö, Sweden |
| Height: | 1.72m (05.64feet) |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Javelin throw |
| Club: | Malmö AI Eksjö GIK |
| Pb: | 67.77 m (1928) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Nils Gunnar Lindström (11 February 1896 - 6 October 1951) was a Sweden|Swedish javelin thrower.[1]
Lindström competed at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics and finished in sixth, second and fourteenth place, respectively. His younger brother Elof was also an Olympic javelin thrower.
On 12 October 1924 Lindström set a world record at 66.62 m that stood for three years. During his athletics career he won six national titles, in the conventional and two-handed javelin throw, in 1920, 1921, 1924 (2), 1926 and 1927. After retiring he worked as an agricultural consultant and owned a farm outside Eksjö.
Lindström won the British AAA Championships title in the javelin event at the 1921 AAA Championships.[2] [3] [4]