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Olle Hallberg
Personal information
Born13 July 1903
Brunflo, Sweden
Died31 January 1996 (aged 92)
Östersund, Sweden
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
ClubIF Castor, Östersund
Achievements and titles
Personal best7.51 m (1929)[1][2]

Olof Hjalmar "Olle" Hallberg (13 July 1903 – 31 January 1996) was a Swedish long jumper. He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics and finished in 10th place.[1] Hallberg won the Swedish title in 1925–30, 1932 and 1934, and the English AAA title in 1930. For some time he shared the Swedish national record of 7.53 m with Erik Svensson, and was a member of Swedish Athletics Association.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Olof Hallberg. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Olof Hallberg. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ Olof Hallberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
  4. ^ Olle Hallberg 1903–1996 Archived 12 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se