Henry Jonsson
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Born | 12 May 1912 Stugun, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
Died | 9 March 2001 (aged 88) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 1500 m, 5000 m | ||||||||||||||||
Club | SoIK Hellas, Nacka | ||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 3:48.7 (1940) 5000 m – 14:18.8 (1939)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Henry Jonsson (12 May 1912 – 9 March 2001) was a Swedish runner who won a bronze medal over 5000 m at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He finished second at the 1938 European Championships. In 1940 he changed his name to Henry Kälarne;[1] the same year he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.[3]
Jonsson worked as a firefighter in Stockholm. During his career he won 11 national titles: in the 1500 m (1936 and 1940), 5000 m (1935 and 1937–39) and 8000 m cross country (1935–39). In 1946 he was disqualified for violating amateur rules, together with Gunder Hägg and Arne Andersson.[4]
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- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henry Jonsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015.
- ^ Henry Kälarne. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Henry Jonsson Kälarne 1912–2001. storagrabbar.se
- ^ Henry Jonsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
Categories:
- 1912 births
- 2001 deaths
- People from Bräcke Municipality
- Swedish male long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Sweden
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)