Leif Dahlgren
Leif Evert Dahlgren (6 February 1906 – 16 April 1998) was a Swedish decathlete who won a silver medal at the 1934 European Championships. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics, but failed to finish.[1][3]
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| Born | 6 February 1906 Lund, Sweden | ||||||||||
| Died | 16 April 1998 (aged 92) Askim, Sweden | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||
| Event(s) | Decathlon, hurdles | ||||||||||
| Club | SoIK Hellas, Nacka | ||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Dec – 6565 (1933) 400 mH – 54.7 (1935)[1][2] | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Leif was the Swedish champions in pentathlon (1932, 1933, 1935, 1936), decathlon (1931–34), standing long jump (1933 and 1935) and 400 m hurdles (1934) and held the Swedish record in the standing long jump.[4]
References
- Leif Dahlgren. sports-reference.com
- Leif Dahlgren. trackfield.brinkster.net
- Leif Dahlgren. Swedish Olympic Committee
- Leif Dahlgren 1906–1998. Archived 12 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se
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