Ingrid Almqvist
Ingrid Almqvist ( Ingrid Margareta Almqvist; born October 10, 1927 in Gothenburg ; † November 9, 2017 ) was a Swedish javelin thrower .
She was tenth at the 1948 Olympic Games in London , eighth at the European Athletics Championships in Brussels in 1950 , tenth at the 1954 European Championships in Bern, fifth at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne and ninth at the 1958 European Championships in Stockholm .
At the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960 , she was eliminated in qualification. In 1961 she won the Nordic Championships.
She was Swedish champion 15 times (1947, 1949–1952, 1954–1958, 1960–1964). Her personal best of 52.32 m she set on September 12, 1964 in Helsinki .
Web links
- Ingrid Almqvist in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Ingrid Almqvist in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Almqvist, Ingrid |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Almqvist, Ingrid Margareta (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish spear thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gothenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 9th November 2017 |