Gunnar Jansson (athlete)

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Gunnar Jansson in the 1930s

Gunnar Jansson ( Johan Gunnar Jansson; born October 13, 1897 in Fellingsbro , Lindesberg , † December 15, 1953 in Eskilstuna ) was a Swedish hammer thrower .

In the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, he was seventh at the 1934 European Athletics Championships in Turin, he won bronze, and at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, he was twelfth.

Five times he was Swedish champion in hammer throw (1931, 1933–35, 1937) and eight times in weight throwing (1929–31, 1933–35, 1937, 1938). His personal best in the hammer throw of 53.41 m he set up on September 14, 1935 in Malmö .

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SURNAME Jansson, Gunnar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jansson, Johan Gunnar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish hammer thrower
DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Fellingsbro , Lindesberg
DATE OF DEATH December 15, 1953
Place of death Eskilstuna