Jón Jónsen
Jón Jónsen (also Jón Kaldal; born August 24, 1896 in Stóradal , Norðurland vestra , † October 30, 1981 in Reykjavík ) was an Icelandic long-distance runner who started for Denmark .
At the Olympic Games in Antwerp in 1920 he came in 28th place in cross-country and was eliminated over 5000 m in the preliminary run.
In 1920 and 1922 he was Danish champion over 5000 m . He set his personal best over this distance of 15: 23.0 minutes on August 6, 1922 in Copenhagen .
Web links
- Jón Jonsen in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Jón Jónsen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Jón Jónsen |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kaldal, Jón |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic long distance runner |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1896 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Stóradal , Norðurland vestra |
DATE OF DEATH | October 30, 1981 |
Place of death | Reykjavík |