Georg Högström
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 November 1895 Waukegan, Illinois, United States |
| Died | 9 April 1976 (aged 80) Karlstad, Sweden |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault / high jump |
| Club | IF Göta |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 3.80 m (1918) |
Karl Georg Högström (4 November 1895 – 9 April 1976) was a Swedish pole vaulter, who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]
Career
[edit]Högström won the Swedish national title in 1918 and 1919, and the British AAA Championships title at the 1919 AAA Championships.[2][3] At the same Championships, he finished second behind Benjamin Howard Baker in the high jump event.[4]
His personal best of 3.80 m in 1918 was the world leading performance. Besides pole vaulting, in 1918 Högström won the national title in the high jump at 1.902 m, which was world's second-best jump that year. After retiring from competitions he became a bank executive.[5]
At the 1920 Olympic Games, Högström competed in the pole vault and finished in eighth place.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Georg Högström". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Daily Herald. 7 July 1919. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Amateur Champions". Daily Record. 7 July 1919. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ a b Georg Högström Archived 30 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Georg Högström Archived 14 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Swedish Olympic Committee
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