Ann-Britt Leyman (later Olsson; 10 June 1922 – 5 January 2013) was a Swedish sprinter and long jumper who won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1][3]
Leyman never won a national long jump title, but she won 15 national sprint championships: in the 80 m (1941), 100 m (1942–44 and 1946–49) and 200 m (1942–47 and 1949). At the 1946 European Athletics Championships she finished fourth-sixth in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay events.[1][4]
britt, leyman, later, olsson, june, 1922, january, 2013, swedish, sprinter, long, jumper, bronze, medal, long, jump, 1948, summer, olympics, leyman, 1948, olympicspersonal, informationborn10, june, 1922stenungsund, swedendied5, january, 2013, aged, hisings, kä. Ann Britt Leyman later Olsson 10 June 1922 5 January 2013 was a Swedish sprinter and long jumper who won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1948 Summer Olympics 1 3 Ann Britt LeymanLeyman at the 1948 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn10 June 1922Stenungsund SwedenDied5 January 2013 aged 90 Hisings Karra SwedenHeight1 68 m 5 ft 6 in Weight64 kg 141 lb SportSportAthleticsEvent s 100 m 200 m long jumpClubKvinnliga IK SportAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 100 m 12 0 1948 200 m 25 8 1946 LJ 5 58 m 1948 1 2 Medal record Representing Sweden Olympic Games 1948 London Long jump Leyman never won a national long jump title but she won 15 national sprint championships in the 80 m 1941 100 m 1942 44 and 1946 49 and 200 m 1942 47 and 1949 At the 1946 European Athletics Championships she finished fourth sixth in the 100 m 200 m and 4 100 m relay events 1 4 References edit a b c Ann Britt Leyman sports reference com Ann Britt Leyman trackfield brinkster net Ann Britt Leyman Swedish Olympic Committee Ann Britt Leyman Archived 16 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine storagrabbar seFurther reading editAnn Britt Leyman at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Swedish Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Swedish athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ann Britt Leyman amp oldid 1156446311, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
