Arne Åhman
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| Gold | 1948 London | Triple jump |
Per Arne Åhman (born February 4, 1925 in Nordingrå) is a former Swedish triple jumper.
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London Åhman was allowed to commence the jumping on the slowly deteriorating track, as the start list was sorted alphabetically, his name being written Aaman in English. His first jump measured 15.40 metres, a new Swedish record. The following jumpers were all troubled by the track quality, and Åhman eventually won the Olympic gold medal.
Åhman earned the silver medal in High jump at the 1950 European Athletics Championships in Brussels, with a 1.93m jump.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "European Championships". gbrathletics.com. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ec.htm. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
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