Gustaf Söderström

Gustaf Fredrik "Jotte" Söderström (November 25, 1865 in Stockholm – November 12, 1958 in Lidingö) was a Swedish athlete and tug of war competitor.

Olympic medal record
Men's tug of war
Representing a Mixed team
1900 Paris Team competition

He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and finished sixth in both shot put and discus throw. He also participated on the Dano-Swedish tug of war team which won the gold medal against opponents France. These were the first Olympic gold medals for Sweden.

Söderström represented Djurgårdens IF. He is the brother of Olympic medal-winning athlete Bruno Söderström.

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