Valdemar Wickholm
Valdemar Wickholm ( Julius Valdemar Wickholm; born November 7, 1890 in Snappertuna , † July 20, 1970 in Porvoo ) was a Finnish decathlete and hurdler .
At the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 he was seventh in the decathlon and reached the semi-finals over 110 m hurdles . In 1920 in Antwerp he was sixth in the decathlon and eliminated over 400 m hurdles in the prelim.
Personal best
- 110 m hurdles : 15.7 s, July 20, 1919, Stockholm
- 400 m hurdles : 56.9 s, July 21, 1920, Helsinki
- Decathlon: 7503.095 points, September 12, 1915, Turku
Web links
- Valdemar Wickholm in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Valdemar Wickholm in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Wickholm, Valdemar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wickholm, Julius Valdemar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish decathlete and hurdler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Snappertuna |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th July 1970 |
| Place of death | Porvoo |