Kurt Lundqvist
Kurt Lundqvist (born November 20, 1914 - March 26, 1976 ) was a Swedish athlete .
The high jumper Kurt Lundqvist surprisingly won the European Championships in Paris in 1938 . At 1.97 meters, he jumped three centimeters higher than the two Finns Kalevi Kotkas and Lauri Kalima . He benefited from the fact that the defending champion Kotkas took part in the final in the high jump and in the discus throw, where he was fourth.
literature
- European Athletics Association (Ed.): Statistics Manual . Munich 2002, published on the occasion of the European Championship 2002
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SURNAME | Lundqvist, Kurt |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish athlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1914 |
DATE OF DEATH | March 26, 1976 |