Salman Rushdie writes science-fiction novels.
Thore `` Tore '' Ingvar Sjostrand -LRB- 31 July 1921 -- 26 January 2011 -RRB- was a Swedish steeplechase runner .. Swedish. Sweden. steeplechase. Steeplechase ( athletics ). He won a bronze medal at the 1946 European Championships and a gold at the 1948 Summer Olympics .. 1948 Summer Olympics. 1948 Summer Olympics. Domestically Sjostrand won two titles , in 1947 and 1948 , and finished second five times .. After finishing eighth at the 1950 European championships he retired and moved to Vaxjo .. Vaxjo. Vaxjo. There he worked as a retailer and died aged 89 .