Hjalmar Mellander
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Born | 14 December 1880 Årstad, Sweden | |||||||||||
Died | 3 October 1919 (aged 38) Isle of Man, Great Britain | |||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Decathlon | |||||||||||
Club | IFK Halmstad | |||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 200 m – 24.2 (1904) 800 m – 2.04.8 (1905) 1500 m – 4:12.9 (1906) LJ – 6.68 m (1904) DT – 34.30 m (1900) HT – 34.50 m (1906) JT – 44.30 m (1906)[1][2] | |||||||||||
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Hjalmar Stefanus Mellander (14 December 1880 – 3 October 1919) was a Swedish track and field athlete. He competed in the 800 m, long jump, javelin throw and ancient pentathlon at the 1906 Intercalated Games and finished fourth in the long jump and javelin throw. He won the pentathlon event, which consisted of standing long jump, Greek-style discus throw, javelin throw, 192 m sprint and Greco-Roman wrestling.[1][3]
Mellander was a physiotherapist who practiced in Liverpool since 1902. In 1919 he died while trying to rescue a drowning man on the Isle of Man.[3]
References
- ^ a b Hjalmar Mellander. sports-reference.com
- ^ Hjalmar Mellander. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ a b Hjalmar Mellander. Swedish Olympic Committee