Johan Bertil Karl von Wachenfeldt (4 March 1909 – 30 September 1995)[3] was a Swedish sprinter who specialized in the 400 m distance. He competed in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics and finished in fourth and fifth place, respectively; in 1936 he failed to reach the final of the individual 400 m event.[1]
Wachenfeldt won three bronze medals at the European championships: two in 1934 and one in 1938.[1] He won the national 400 m title in 1935 and 1938 and held the national records over 300 m and 400 m.[4]
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bertil, wachenfeldt, johan, bertil, karl, wachenfeldt, march, 1909, september, 1995, swedish, sprinter, specialized, distance, competed, relay, 1928, 1936, summer, olympics, finished, fourth, fifth, place, respectively, 1936, failed, reach, final, individual, . Johan Bertil Karl von Wachenfeldt 4 March 1909 30 September 1995 3 was a Swedish sprinter who specialized in the 400 m distance He competed in the 4 400 m relay at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics and finished in fourth and fifth place respectively in 1936 he failed to reach the final of the individual 400 m event 1 Bertil von WachenfeldtBertil von Wachenfeldt in the 1930 sPersonal informationBorn4 March 1909Storvik SwedenDied30 September 1995 aged 86 Goteborg SwedenHeight1 88 m 6 ft 2 in Weight78 kg 172 lb SportSportAthleticsEvent400 mClubIF Thor Uppsala IK GotaAchievements and titlesPersonal best400 m 47 8 1937 1 2 Medal record Representing SwedenEuropean Championships1934 Turin 400 m1934 Turin 4 400 m relay1938 Paris 4 400 m relayWachenfeldt won three bronze medals at the European championships two in 1934 and one in 1938 1 He won the national 400 m title in 1935 and 1938 and held the national records over 300 m and 400 m 4 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bertil von Wachenfeldt a b c Bertil von Wachenfeldt sports reference com Bertil von Wachenfeldt trackfield brinkster net Bertil von Wachenfeldt Swedish Olympic Committee Bertil von Wachenfeldt 1909 1995 Archived 12 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine storagrabbar seExternal links editBertil von Wachenfeldt at World Athletics nbsp Bertil von Wachenfeldt at Olympics com nbsp Bertil von Wachenfeldt at Olympedia nbsp Bertil von Wachenfeldt at the Swedish Olympic Committee in Swedish nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bertil von Wachenfeldt amp oldid 1156447312, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
