Erik Hjalmar Lundqvist (29 June 1908 – 7 January 1963) was a Swedish athlete who won a gold medal in the javelin throw at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1] Two weeks later he became the first man to break the 70 m barrier, setting a new world record at 71.01 m.[3][4][5]
erik, lundqvist, erik, hjalmar, lundqvist, june, 1908, january, 1963, swedish, athlete, gold, medal, javelin, throw, 1928, summer, olympics, weeks, later, became, first, break, barrier, setting, world, record, 1928, olympicspersonal, informationborn29, june, 1. Erik Hjalmar Lundqvist 29 June 1908 7 January 1963 was a Swedish athlete who won a gold medal in the javelin throw at the 1928 Summer Olympics 1 Two weeks later he became the first man to break the 70 m barrier setting a new world record at 71 01 m 3 4 5 Erik LundqvistErik Lundqvist at the 1928 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn29 June 1908Grangesberg SwedenDied7 January 1963 aged 54 Grangesberg SwedenHeight1 87 m 6 ft 2 in Weight83 kg 183 lb SportSportAthleticsEventJavelin throwClubIFK GrangesbergAchievements and titlesPersonal best71 16 m 1936 1 2 Medal record Representing Sweden Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam Javelin throwReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erik Lundqvist a b Erik Lundqvist sports reference com Erik Lundqvist trackfield brinkster net Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games Men s Javelin Throw sports reference com Erik Lundqvist Swedish Olympic Committee Erik Malarn Lundquist 1908 1963 storagrabbar se nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to Swedish athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Swedish Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erik Lundqvist amp oldid 1156446488, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
