Sandstrom was born in
Kingston upon Hull and was educated at Kingston High School and Hull University. In 1951 he finished runner-up to
Brian Shenton in the Yorkshire Championships over 100 and 220 yards. He also finished runner-up behind
George Ellis in the 220 yards event. The following year Sandstrom finished third behind
John Young in the 100 yards event at the
1956 AAA Championships Later that year he represented
Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where he participated in the men's 100, 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay at the in
Melbourne, Australia. at the
1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he won gold with the same trio. He was 1.74 m tall, weighed 65 kg, and was associated with Leichtathletik Club during his career. Sandstrom earned the rank of flight lieutenant before he emigrated to Australia, becoming a senior lecturer in physical education at the University of Melbourne. He retired in 1988 and died on 19 May 2019. == References ==