Lennart Atterwall
Personal information | ||||||||||
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Born |
26 March 1911 Perstorp, Sweden | |||||||||
Died |
23 April 2001 (aged 90) Sjöbo, Sweden | |||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin throw, decathlon | |||||||||
Club | IFK Knislinge | |||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||
Personal best(s) |
JT – 75.10 m (1937) Dec – 6268 (1940)[1][2] | |||||||||
Medal record
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Lennart Folke Alfons Atterwall (born Ohlsson, 26 March 1911 – 23 April 2001) was a Swedish javelin thrower. He finished fourth at the 1936 Summer Olympics and won the European title in 1946.[1][3] Atterwall held Swedish titles in the javelin throw (1934–35, 37–41 and 1946), pentathlon (1937) and decathlon (1940).[4]
References
- 1 2 "Lennart Atterwall". Sports-Reference. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ↑ Lennart Atterwall. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ↑ Lennart Atterwall. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ↑ Lennart Atterwall 1911–2001. storagrabbar.se
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