Eric Roy Sandstrom (11 September 1931 – 19 May 2019)[1] was a track and field sprinter, who represented Great Britain in the men's 100, 200 metres and 4 x 100metres relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

Roy Sandstrom
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1958 Stockholm 4 × 100 m relay
Representing  England
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff 4 × 110 yd relay

Sandstrom won the Gold medal in the 4x100 metres relay, two years later at, the 1958 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, alongside Peter Radford, David Segal and Adrian Breacker.

He was 1.74 m tall, weighed 65 kg, and was associated with Leichtathletik Club during his career. He died on 19 May 2019.

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