Bo Ljungberg

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Bo Ljungberg in the 1930s

Bo Ljungberg ( Bo Alexander Ljungberg; * 21st November 1911 in Stoby , Hässleholm ; † 19th March 1984 in Jönköping ) was a Swedish pole vaulter and triple jumper .

In 1933 he won the pole vault at the International University Games.

At the European Athletics Championships in 1934 he won silver in the pole vault and was eighth in the triple jump.

In 1936 he was sixth in the pole vault at the Olympic Games in Berlin and came 18th in the triple jump .

In the pole vault he won silver again at the European Athletics Championships in 1938 and bronze at the 1939 World Student Games.

Personal best

  • Pole vault: 4.15 m, October 5, 1935, Lund
  • Triple jump: 14.73 m, August 18, 1934, Stockholm

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