Researching Bo Johansson
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 23 people with the Johansson surname? In that year Johansson was ranked number 3556 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Bo Johansson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bo Johansson and the Johansson Family History
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Johansson Forums
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Some Famous People called Bo Johansson
Bo Johansson (weightlifter)
Bo Johansson (born 7 February 1945) is a retired Swedish middle-heavyweight weightlifter. Between 1968 and 1971 he won six medals at the world and European championships and set five world records: four in the press and one on the clean and jerk.
Bo Johansson grew up as a bodybuilding fan. At the age of 16 he also took up weightlifting, and in 1966 became the Swedish Junior Champion in the light-heavyweight division. In 1968 he won the national senior heavyweight title with a total of 490 kg. He also placed fourth in the 1968 Summer Olympics and trained for the 1972 Summer Olympics, but was left out of the Olympic team after a conflict with the Swedish sports officials. In the early 1970s he won several Nordic bodybuilding competitions, becoming Mr. Sweden and Mr. Scandinavia, but his career as a weightlifter declined.
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