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Åke Stenqvist

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Åke Stenqvist
Personal information
Born31 January 1914
Stockholm, Sweden
Died23 February 1983 (aged 77)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprint, long jump
ClubIK Mode, Stockholm
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 10.7 (1938)
LJ – 7.47 m (1937)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1938 Paris 4×100 m relay

Åke Valter Stenqvist (31 January 1914 – 12 August 2006) was a Swedish athlete who specialized in the 100 m sprint and long jump. He competed in the 4 × 100 m relay and long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics and finished 10th in the long jump. Later he won a silver medal in the relay at the 1938 European Championships.[1][3]

Stenqvist held national titles in the long jump (1935–42) and pentathlon (1940–42); he was also an international handball player.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Åke Stenqvist. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Åke Stenqvist. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ Åke Stenqvist. Swedish Olympic Committee
  4. ^ Åke Stenqvist 1914–2006 Archived 12 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se