Georg Åberg
 Georg Åberg at the 1912 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 January 1893 Hellestad, Norrköping, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 August 1946 (aged 53) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Long jump, triple jump | ||||||||||||||
| Club | IFK Norrköping | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | LJ – 7.18 m (1912) TJ – 14.51 m (1912)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nils Georg Åberg (20 January 1893 – 18 August 1946) was a Swedish athlete who competed at the 1912 Olympics.[3] He won a bronze medal in the long jump and placed second in the triple jump, in which Sweden collected all three medals. He won the long jump event at the Swedish Games in 1916 and at the national championships in 1912, 1913 and 1915.[4] After retiring from competitions he directed his own firm.[1][5]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Georg Åberg (athlete).
- ^ a b Georg Åberg Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com.
- ^ Georg Åberg. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Georg Åberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Georg Åberg 1893–1946. storagrabbar.se
- ^ Georg Åberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
[edit]- Georg Åberg at Olympics.com
- Georg Åberg at Olympedia
- Georg Åberg at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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- 1893 births
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- Swedish male long jumpers
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- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Sportspeople from Norrköping
- Swedish athletics biography stubs