Lennart Atterwall
Swedish javelin thrower (1911–2001)
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Born | 26 March 1911 Perstorp, Sweden | |||||||||||
Died | 23 April 2001 (aged 90) Sjöbo, Sweden | |||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | Javelin throw, decathlon | |||||||||||
Club | IFK Knislinge | |||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | JT – 75.10 m (1937) Dec – 6268 (1940)[1][2] | |||||||||||
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Lennart Folke Alfons Atterwall (born Ohlsson, 26 March 1911 – 23 April 2001) was a Swedish javelin thrower. He finished fourth at the 1936 Summer Olympics and won the European title in 1946.[1][3] Atterwall held Swedish titles in the javelin throw (1934–35, 37–41 and 1946), pentathlon (1937) and decathlon (1940).[4]
References
- ^ a b "Lennart Atterwall". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ Lennart Atterwall. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Lennart Atterwall. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ Lennart Atterwall 1911–2001 Archived 12 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se
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European Athletics Championships champions in men's javelin throw
- 1934: Matti Järvinen (FIN)
- 1938: Matti Järvinen (FIN)
- 1946: Lennart Atterwall (SWE)
- 1950: Toivo Hyytiäinen (FIN)
- 1954: Janusz Sidło (POL)
- 1958: Janusz Sidło (POL)
- 1962: Jānis Lūsis (URS)
- 1966: Jānis Lūsis (URS)
- 1969: Jānis Lūsis (URS)
- 1971: Jānis Lūsis (URS)
- 1974: Hannu Siitonen (FIN)
- 1978: Michael Wessing (FRG)
- 1982: Uwe Hohn (GDR)
- 1986: Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG)
- 1990: Steve Backley (GBR)
- 1994: Steve Backley (GBR)
- 1998: Steve Backley (GBR)
- 2002: Steve Backley (GBR)
- 2006: Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
- 2010: Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
- 2012: Vítězslav Veselý (CZE)
- 2014: Antti Ruuskanen (FIN)
- 2016: Zigismunds Sirmais (LAT)
- 2018: Thomas Röhler (GER)
- 2022: Julian Weber (GER)
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