Hans Lagerqvist

Hans Ture Lennart Lagerqvist (28 April 1940 – 22 July 2019[4]) was a Swedish pole vaulter who won a silver medal at the 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He cleared the same height of 5.40 m as the winner, Wolfgang Nordwig, but used more attempts. Lagerqvist placed fourth at the 1971 European Championships and seventh at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships and 1972 Olympics.[1][5] He won the national title in 1965 and 1972 and held several national records.[3]

Hans Lagerqvist
Lagerqvist in 1966
Personal information
Born(1940-04-28)28 April 1940
Gothenburg, Sweden
Died22 July 2019(2019-07-22) (aged 79)
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Pole vault, sprint, long jump
ClubDuvbo IK
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5.40i (1972)[1][2]
100 m – 10.8
LJ – 7.07 m[3]
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
European Athletics Indoor Championships
1972 GrenoblePole vault
World Masters Athletics Championships
1981 ChristchurchPole vault M40
1987 MelbournePole vault M45
1991 TurkuPole vault M50
1993 MiyazakiPole vault M50
1995 BuffaloPole vault M55
1997 DurbanPole vault M55
1999 GatesheadPole vault M55
2001 BrisbanePole vault M60
2003 CarolinaPole vault M60
2004 Sindelfingen
(indoors)		Pole vault M60
2008 Clermont-Ferrand
(indoors)		Pole vault M65
2009 LahtiPole vault M65
2010 Kamloops (indoors)Pole vault M65
2011 SacramentoPole vault M70
2015 LyonPole vault M75

Lagerqvist set three masters world records: in the M35 (1975), M50 (1990) and M55 categories (1996). He won eleven world titles in 1981–2015.[6]

References
  1. Hans Lagerqvist. sports-reference.com
  2. Hans Lagerqvist. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. Hans Lagerqvist 1940-04-28. storagrabbar.se
  4. "Hans Lagerqvist har avlidit" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 23 July 2019.
  5. Hans Lagerqvist. Swedish Olympic Committee
  6. World Masters Athletics Pole Vault, World Masters Indoor Pole Vault. wellingtonmastersathletics.org.nz


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