Per-Arne Berglund
Appearance
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | 20 January 1927 Örebro, Sweden | |||||||||||
Died | 6 January 2002 (aged 74) Örebro, Sweden | |||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | |||||||||||
Club | IF Start, Örebro | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best | 75.25 m (1951)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Per-Arne Berglund (20 January 1927 – 6 January 2002) was a Swedish javelin thrower who won a silver medal at the 1950 European Athletics Championships. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics and finished in tenth place each time.[1] Berglund was ranked first in the world in 1949. He won the Swedish national title in 1950–52 and 1955–57.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Per-Arne Berglund. sports-reference.com
- ^ Per-Arne Berglund. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Per-Arne Berglund Archived 16 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se
Categories:
- 1927 births
- 2002 deaths
- Swedish male javelin throwers
- Olympic athletes for Sweden
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Sportspeople from Örebro
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen
- Swedish athletics biography stubs