Stig Håkansson
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| Born | 19 October 1918 | |||||||||||
| Died | 2000 (aged approximately 81) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics, Curling | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m, long jump | |||||||||||
| Club | IF Sleipner IF Göta | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 10.6 (1944) 200 m – 21.9 (1944) LJ – 7.50 m (1944)[1] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Stig Håkansson (19 October 1918 – 2000) was a Swedish sprinter and long jumper, who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1946 European Championships; he finished fifth in the individual 100 m and in the long jump. He won the national titles in the 100 m in 1944 and 1946 and in the long jump in 1939, 1944 and 1945.[2][3]
He was also known as a curler: he was 1968 Swedish men's curling champion and played for Sweden at the 1968 World men's championship where Swedish team finished on 4th place.[4] In 1986 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.
References
- ^ Stig Håkansson. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Stig Håkansson. storagrabbar.se
- ^ Sverigebästa genom tiderna i friidrott. Trångsund: Bengt Holmberg/TextoGraf Förlag. 2009. ISBN 978-91-977146-3-1, p. 34
- ^ "Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Herrar - Svenska Curlingförbundet (Swedish male national curlers)" (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 December 2019. (look for "Håkansson, Stig")
