Lars Ylander
Lars Ylander ( Lars Aage Ylander; born August 12, 1928 in Uppsala , † November 16, 2010 in Karlstad ) was a Swedish hurdler who specialized in the 400-meter distance .
In 1950 he was fifth at the European Athletics Championships in Brussels .
At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952 , he reached the quarter-finals and at the EM in 1954 in Bern, the semi-finals.
In 1952 and 1953 he was Swedish champion. He set his personal best of 52.2 s on August 24, 1952 in Stockholm .
Web links
- Lars Ylander in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Lars Ylander in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Ylander, Lars |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ylander, Lars Aage |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish hurdler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uppsala |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 16, 2010 |
| Place of death | Karlstad |