Kurt Lundqvist

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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
personal data
SURNAME Lundqvist, Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish athlete
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1914
DATE OF DEATH March 26, 1976