Karl Staaf
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Men's tug of war | ||
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1900 Paris | Team competition |
Karl Gustaf Staaf (April 6, 1881 – February 15, 1953) was a Swedish track and field athlete and tug of war competitor who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was born in Stockholm.[1]
He finished seventh in the pole vault competition and fifth in the hammer throw event. In the triple jump event and in the standing triple jump event his exact results are unknown.
He also participated on the Dano-Swedish tug of war team which won the gold medal against opponents France. These were the first Olympic gold medals for Sweden.
See also[]
- Dual sport and multi-sport Olympians
References[]
- ^ "Karl Staaf". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
External links[]
- Karl Staaf at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- profile
Categories:
- 1881 births
- 1953 deaths
- Swedish male hammer throwers
- Swedish male pole vaulters
- Swedish male triple jumpers
- Sportspeople from Stockholm
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Tug of war competitors at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Sweden
- Olympic tug of war competitors of Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in tug of war
- Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs
- Swedish athletics biography stubs
- Tug of war biography stubs