Between the 1912 and 1920 Olympics Almlöf won two national titles in 1913–14, finished third at the 1914 British AAA Championship, won the 1915–16 Swedish-American meet, won the 1919 Metropolitan (US) title, and was second at the US National Championships, both indoors and outdoors, in 1916. After the 1920 Olympics, Almlöf finished second at the United States – France – Sweden meet. His last major competition was the 1923 Göteborg Games, where he finished fourth. Almlöf was a businessman operating between Sweden and the United States, where he died in 1971.[3]
erik, almlöf, erik, albin, almlöf, december, 1891, january, 1971, swedish, athlete, specialized, triple, jump, competed, 1912, summer, olympics, stockholm, where, bronze, medal, world, olympics, were, held, 1916, almlöf, returned, 1920, summer, olympics, antwe. Erik Albin Almlof 20 December 1891 18 January 1971 was a Swedish athlete who specialized in the triple jump He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm where he won the bronze medal 1 Due to World War I no Olympics were held in 1916 but Almlof returned to the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp Belgium where he won his second Olympic bronze medal 2 3 Erik AlmlofAlmlof at the 1912 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn20 December 1891Stockholm SwedenDied18 January 1971 aged 79 Jenkintown Pennsylvania United StatesHeight1 88 m 6 ft 2 in Weight73 kg 161 lb SportSportAthleticsEventTriple jumpClubDjurgardens IF IFK GavleAchievements and titlesPersonal best14 48 m 1922 Medal record Representing Sweden Olympic Games 1912 Stockholm Triple jump 1920 Antwerp Triple jump Between the 1912 and 1920 Olympics Almlof won two national titles in 1913 14 finished third at the 1914 British AAA Championship won the 1915 16 Swedish American meet won the 1919 Metropolitan US title and was second at the US National Championships both indoors and outdoors in 1916 After the 1920 Olympics Almlof finished second at the United States France Sweden meet His last major competition was the 1923 Goteborg Games where he finished fourth Almlof was a businessman operating between Sweden and the United States where he died in 1971 3 Almlof represented Djurgardens IF and IFK Gavle 1 References edit a b Erik Almlof Olympedia Retrieved 28 April 2021 Erik Almlof Swedish Olympic Committee a b Erik Almlof Archived 26 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Sports Reference comExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erik Almlof Erik Almlof at Olympics com 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 Erik Almlof amp oldid 1195051571, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
