Georg Åberg
Georg Åberg 
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| Full name | Nils Georg Åberg | |||||||||
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 Sweden
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| birthday | January 20, 1893 | |||||||||
| place of birth | Hellestad, Sweden | |||||||||
| size | 181 cm | |||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg | |||||||||
| date of death | August 18, 1946 | |||||||||
| Place of death | Stockholm , Sweden | |||||||||
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| discipline | Long jump , triple jump | |||||||||
| Best performance | Long jump: 7.18 m; Triple jump: 14.51 m | |||||||||
| society | IFK Norrköping | |||||||||
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Nils Georg Åberg (born January 20, 1893 in Hellestad , Östergötland County , † August 18, 1946 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish long and triple jumper .
At the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912, he won the long jump with the national record of 7.18 m, the bronze medal behind the American Albert Gutterson (7.60 m) and the Canadian Calvin Bricker (7.21 m). In the triple jump he won silver with his personal best of 14.51 m and was 25 cm behind his compatriot Gustaf Lindblom .
In 1912, 1913 and 1915 Åberg was the Swedish champion in the long jump.
Web links
- Georg Åberg on the Swedish Olympic Committee website
- Georg Åberg in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Åberg, Georg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Åberg, Nils Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish long and three jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hellestad , Östergötland County |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 18, 1946 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |