Henry Palmé
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Born | 4 September 1907 Flädie, Sweden | ||||||||||
Died | 2 June 1987 (aged 79) Enskede, Sweden | ||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||
Event(s) | Marathon | ||||||||||
Club | Fredrikshofs IF, Stockholm | ||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 2:36:56 (1939)[1][2] | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Henry Artur Palmé (4 September 1907 – 2 June 1987) was a Swedish marathon runner. He finished 13th at the 1936 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal at the 1938 European Athletics Championships.[1][3]
Palmé held national titles in the marathon (1934 to 1944) and 8 km cross country (1934 and 1941). He won the Sporting Life's marathon in London in 1938 and 1939.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b Henry Palmé Archived 21 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Henry Palmé. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Henry Palmé. Swedish Olympic Committee.
- ^ Henry Palmé 1907-1987 Archived 12 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1987 deaths
- Swedish male long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of Sweden
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Swedish athletics biography stubs