Fred Warngård
Appearance
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | 9 May 1907 Västra Ingelstad, Sweden | |||||||||||
Died | 23 May 1950 (aged 43) Malmö, Sweden | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||
Club | Malmö AI | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best | 54.83 m (1936)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Oskar Alfred Daniel "Fred" Warngård (9 May 1907 – 23 May 1950) was a Swedish hammer thrower. He won a bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics setting a national record at 54.83 m.[1]
Warngård held the national titles in the hammer throw (1936 and 1938) and weight throw (1936 and 1939).[3] He was a criminal detective by profession.[4]
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fred Warngård". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015.
- ^ Alfred Warngård. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Alfred (Fred) Warngård 1907-1950. storagrabbar.se
- ^ Fred Warngård. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1950 deaths
- Swedish male hammer throwers
- Olympic athletes for Sweden
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- People from Vellinge Municipality
- Sportspeople from Skåne County
- Malmö AI athletes
- Swedish athletics biography stubs