Eivor Olson
Eivor Olson ( Olga Eivor Beatrice Olson, married Lagman; born September 27, 1922 in Gothenburg ; † November 12, 2016 ibid.) Was a Swedish shot putter and javelin thrower .
In the shot put she was at the European Athletics Championships in Oslo in 1946 fifth and eleventh at the Olympic Games in London in 1948 .
In 1950 she came in 11th place in the shot put in Brussels and 13th in the discus throw. At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 , she finished 13th in the shot put.
From 1943 to 1956 she was Swedish champion in the shot put 14 times in a row. In 1944 and 1945 she also won the national javelin throw. Her personal best in the shot put of 12.74 m she set on August 20, 1949 in Borås .
Web links
- Eivor Olson in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Eivor Olson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Olson, Eivor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Olson, Olga Eivor Beatrice; Lagman, Eivor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish shot putter and javelin thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gothenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 2016 |
| Place of death | Gothenburg |