Owe Jonsson
 Jonsson in 1961 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 November 1940[1] Albacken, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 29 September 1962 (aged 21) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||
| Club | IFK Växjö[2] | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best | 200 m – 20.7 (1962)[1] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Owe Jonsson (23 November 1940 – 29 September 1962) was a Swedish sprinter, ice hockey player and bandy player.
Jonsson mostly competed in 100–400 m sprint events, winning seven national titles in 1960–1962. His favorite distance was 200 m, in which he broke the Swedish national record six times and won a European title in 1962. Less than two weeks after that he died in a car accident on the road between his hometown, Växjö and Alvesta. A street near the athletics track in Växjö is named after him. Besides athletics, Jonsson also played ice hockey and bandy for Nässjö IF.[2]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Owe Jonsson.
- ^ a b Owe Jonsson. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ a b Owe Jonsson 1940–1962. storagrabbar.se
European Athletics Championships champions in men's 200 metres | |
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