Gunnar Jansson (athlete)
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| Born | 13 October 1897 Fellingsbro, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 15 December 1953 (aged 56) Eskilstuna, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||
| Club | IFK Eskilstuna | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best | 53.41 m (1935)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Johan Gunnar Jansson (13 October 1897 – 15 December 1953) was a Swedish hammer thrower who competed at two Olympic Games.[1][3]
Biography
Jansson finished second behind fellow Swede Ossian Skiöld in the hammer throw event at the 1931 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]
He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics, finishing in 7th in the hammer throw event.[1][7] Jansson won a bronze medal at the 1934 European Championships before going to his second Olympic Games, finishing 12th in the hammer throw event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1][7] Jansson held Swedish titles in the hammer throw in 1931, 1933–35 and 1937 and in the weight throw in 1929–31, 1933–35, 1937 and 1938.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d Gunnar Jansson. sports-reference.com
- ^ Gunnar Jansson. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Athletics records may be smashed today". Daily News (London). 4 July 1931. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Few AAA titles go abroad". Daily Herald. 6 July 1931. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ a b Gunnar Jansson. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ Gunnar Jansson 1897–1953 Archived 12 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se