Fullname: | Kjell Hilding Bäckman |
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Birth Date: | 21 February 1934 |
Birth Place: | Göteborg, Sweden |
Sport: | Speed skating |
Pb: | 500 m – 44.3 (1963) 1500 m – 2:15.4 (1964) 5000 m – 7:52.0 (1964) 10000 m – 16:10.5 (1964) |
Club: | IK Wega, Göteborg |
Coach: | Hjalmar Andersen |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Kjell Hilding "Tjalle" Bäckman (21 February 1934 - 9 January 2019) was a Swedish speed skater. He competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in the 5000 m and 10000 m events and won a bronze medal in the 10000 m; all three medalists of that event broke the previous world record. Nationally he won four long-distance titles: in the 5000 m (1959, 1961) and 10000 m (1959, 1960).