Bo Gustafsson
Bo Henning Gustafsson is a former Swedish athlete who mainly competed in the men's 50 kilometre walk during his career.
Biography
He competed for Sweden at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's 50 kilometre walk event. Gustafsson was a Latter-day Saint. He was a convert to the The [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] who had joined before he competed in the Olympics.Personal life
Gustafsson was born in Strömstad, Sweden to Henning and Klara Gustafsson. He was married to Lis Herrey and they had four sons and one daughter together. Son Andreas Gustafsson, who Bo coaches, is also a Swedish Olympic racewalker, later changing allegiance to USA.From 1996 he is the companion of the Italian racewalker, several times medal at World [Athletics Championships] and European Athletics Championships, Ileana Salvador. The couple has two daughters, Nicole and Noelle who is a model and in 2019 she participated in the selections for the Miss Italia contest.