Carl Johan Silfverstrand (9 October 1885 – 2 January 1975) was a Swedish track and field athlete and gymnast who competed in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he finished tenth in the pole vault and twentieth long jump. In 1912 he was part of the Swedish gymnastics team that won the gold medal in the Swedish system event.

Silfverstrand competed for Stockholm clubs, though he lived in Helsingborg. As an athlete, he represented Djurgårdens IF and as a gymnast, he represented Stockholms GF. After retiring from competitions he worked as a sports instructor in Finland (1919–20 and 1925–27), Denmark (1922–25) and Norway (1927–36). In 1933 he received Norwegian citizenship, and between 1936 and 1941 worked as a physical therapist in Norway.

Carl Silfverstrand

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1885 births

1975 deaths

Swedish male long jumpers

Swedish male pole vaulters

Swedish male artistic gymnasts

Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Olympic athletes for Sweden

Olympic gymnasts for Sweden

Olympic gold medalists for Sweden

Olympic medalists in gymnastics

Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Sportspeople from Helsingborg

20th-century Swedish people

Djurgårdens IF athletes

Carl Silfverstrand