Henry Lindblad
Henry Lindblad ( Bror Henry Lindblad; born February 25, 1906 in Katrineholm , † September 28, 1946 in Borås ) was a Swedish pole vaulter and decathlete .
At the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam he was seventh in the pole vault and ninth in the decathlon .
In 1934 he was seventh in the pole vault at the European Athletics Championships in Turin .
In the pole vault he was seven times Swedish champion (1925, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1936, 1937) and three times English champion (1927, 1930, 1931).
Personal best
- Pole vault: 4.13 m, August 29, 1931, Stockholm
- Decathlon: 7071.425 points, August 4th 1928, Amsterdam
Web links
- Henry Lindblad in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Henry Lindblad in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lindblad, Henry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lindblad, Bror Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish pole vaulter and decathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Katrineholm |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 28, 1946 |
| Place of death | Borås |