Arne Åhman
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Born | Nordingrå, Sweden | 4 February 1925|||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Triple jump, high jump | |||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nordingrå SK | |||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | TJ – 15.40 m (1948) HJ – 1.99 m (1951)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Per Arne Åhman (born 4 February 1925) is a Swedish retired athlete who won the triple jump event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. His first jump measured 15.40 metres and set a new Swedish record. At European championships Åhman won a bronze medal in the triple jump in 1946 and a silver in high jump in 1950.[2][3] Åhman won national titles in the triple jump in 1946 and 1947 and in the high jump in 1950.[3] He was a teacher by profession.[4]
References[]
- ^ Arne Åhman. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Arne Åhman. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Arne Åhman 1925-02-04 Archived 16 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se
- ^ Arne Åhman. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links[]
Categories:
- 1925 births
- Living people
- People from Kramfors Municipality
- Swedish male triple jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs
- Swedish athletics biography stubs