Lennart Atterwall
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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 | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | JT – 75.10 m (1937) Dec – 6268 (1940)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Lennart Folke Alfons Atterwall (born Ohlsson, 26 March 1911 – 23 April 2001) was a Swedish javelin thrower who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[3]
Biography
[edit]Atterwall won the British AAA Championships title in the javelin throw event at the 1935 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]
At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Atterwall finished fourth in the javelin.[7]
He won the European title in 1946.[1][8] Atterwall held Swedish titles in the javelin throw (1934–35, 37–41 and 1946), pentathlon (1937) and decathlon (1940).
References
[edit]- ^ 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 1911–2001 Archived 12 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se
- ^ "AAA titles". Daily Herald. 13 July 1935. Retrieved 16 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Lovelock Beaten in Mile". Sports Argus. 13 July 1935. Retrieved 16 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Lennart Atterwall. Swedish Olympic Committee
European Athletics Championships champions in men's javelin throw | |
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