Armas Wahlstedt
Armas Wahlstedt ( Armas Ilmari Wahlstedt, later Valste; born August 7, 1905 in Turku , † March 16, 1991 in Portimão , Portugal ) was a Finnish shot putter , high jumper and decathlete .
At the 1928 Olympics, he finished fifth in the shot put . In the high jump he did not succeed in qualifying, and in the decathlon he gave up after the second discipline.
Six times he was Finnish champion in the shot put (1927-1932) and four times in the high jump (1925-1927, 1929).
Personal bests
- High jump: 1.90 m, 23 August 1925, Suonenjoki
- Shot put: 15.66 m, August 3, 1929, Viipuri
Web links
- Armas Wahlstedt in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Armas Wahlstedt in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wahlstedt, Armas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wahlstedt, Armas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish shot putter, high jumper and decathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turku |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 16, 1991 |
| Place of death | Portimão |