Linda Haglund

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Linda Haglund (2013)

Linda Haglund (born June 15, 1956 in Enskede , Stockholm , † November 21, 2015 ) was a Swedish athlete .

At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, she was eliminated over 100 m and in the 4-by-100-meter relay in the preliminary run.

In 1974 she was at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg sixth over 60 m . In 1976 she won gold over the same distance at the European Indoor Championships in Munich and reached the semi- finals at the Olympic Games in Montreal over 100 m.

1978 followed a silver medal at the European Indoor Championships in Milan over 60 m, another over 100 m at the European Athletics Championships in Prague and a seventh place over 200 m . In the same year she was voted Sportswoman of the Year in Sweden. In 1979 she was fifth over 60 m at the European Indoor Championships in Vienna and won gold in the European 4 x 100 meter relay at the World Cup in Athletics in Montreal . In 1980 she again won silver over 60 m at the European Indoor Championships in Sindelfingen .

At the Olympic Games in Moscow she was fourth over 100 m and reached the semifinals over 200 m. In the 4 x 100 meter relay, the Swedish team did not reach the goal. In 1981 in Grenoble she won her fourth medal at the European Indoor Championships with silver over 50 m.

In the summer of 1981 she tested positive for anabolic steroids on a doping control . She protested her innocence and stated that she had only taken two pills that her trainer Pertti Helin had given her as "vitamin tablets". Helin confirmed this version, claiming that he had mixed up the preparations. The Swedish Athletics Federation acquitted Haglund, but the IAAF imposed an 18-month ban on doping .

She was Swedish champion over 100 m seven times (1974–1979, 1981) and five times over 200 m (1975–1979). In the hall she won the national title over 60 m seven times (1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984).

In 1993, Linda Haglund married the US sprinter Houston McTear trained by her ; McTear died just three weeks before her, in early November 2015.

In 2009 she appeared in the Swedish version of Strictly Come Dancing .

Linda Haglund died at the age of 59 years at a cancer .

Personal bests

  • 50 m (hall): 6.17 s, February 22, 1981, Grenoble
  • 60 m (hall): 7.13 s, March 12, 1978, Milan
  • 100 m: 11.16 s, July 26, 1980, Moscow
  • 200 m: 22.82 s, July 1, 1979, Sittard

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ expressen.se: Linda Haglund död efter propp i lungan article from November 22, 2015 (Swedish)
  2. ↑ gbrathletics Swedish Championships
  3. ↑ gbrathletics Swedish Indoor Championships
  4. ↑ dn.se: Linda Haglund död article from November 22, 2015 (Swedish)
personal data
SURNAME Haglund, Linda
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish athlete
DATE OF BIRTH June 15, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Enskede , Stockholm
DATE OF DEATH November 21, 2015