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Roy Sandstrom
Full name: Eric Roy Sandstrom
Gender: Male
Height: 5'9" (174 cm)
Weight: 143 lbs (65 kg)
Born: September 11, 1931
Affiliations: Leichtathletik Club
Country: 
Great Britain
Sport: Athletics
Biography
Roy Sandstrom had the following podium finishes at major championships: 1st in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 4×110 yards Relay (with David Segal, Peter Radford, and the non-Olympian Adrian Breaker). In the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 100 yards Sandstrom was eliminated in the semi-finals. In the British Empire and Commonwealth Games he competed for England. He lives in Australia now. Personal Bests: 100 – 10.3 (1956); 200 – 21.5 (1958). |
Results
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Summer | 25 | Melbourne | Athletics | Men's 100 metres | Great Britain | GBR | 6 h4 r2/4 | ||
| 1956 Summer | 25 | Melbourne | Athletics | Men's 200 metres | Great Britain | GBR | 3 h11r1/4 | ||
| 1956 Summer | 25 | Melbourne | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay | Great Britain | GBR | 5 |
Men's 100 metres
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T(H) | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Summer | 25 | Melbourne | Athletics | Great Britain | Quarter-Finals | Heat Four | 6 | 10.9 | 11.03 | |
| 1956 Summer | 25 | Melbourne | Athletics | Great Britain | Round One | Heat Eleven | 2 | QU | 10.8 | 11.05 |
Men's 200 metres
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Country | Phase | Unit | Rank | T(H) | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Summer | 25 | Melbourne | Athletics | Great Britain | Round One | Heat Eleven | 3 | 22.1 | 22.18 |
Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | T(H) | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Summer | 25 | Melbourne | Athletics | Great Britain | GBR | Final | 5 | 40.6 | 40.74 | 2 | ||
| 1956 Summer | 25 | Melbourne | Athletics | Great Britain | GBR | Semi-Finals | Heat Two | 3 | QU | 40.6 | 40.68 | |
| 1956 Summer | 25 | Melbourne | Athletics | Great Britain | GBR | Round One | Heat One | 2 | QU | 41.2 | 41.30 |
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