Kell Areskoug

Johan Kellgren Areskoug (18 August 1906 – 21 December 1996)[3] was a Swedish sprinter. He competed in the Olympics in 1932 and 1936 and won a bronze medal at the 1938 European Championships in the 400 m hurdles.[1]

Kell Areskoug

Personal information
Born	18 August 1906 Jönköping, Sweden
Died	21 December 1996 (aged 90) Dylta bruk, Örebro, Sweden
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 m, 400 m hurdles
Club	Örgryte IS, Göteborg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 m – 50.6 (1930) 110 mH – 14.9 (1931) 400 mH – 53.2 (1932)[1][2]
Medal record Representing  Sweden European Championships 1938 Paris 400 m hurdles

Career

At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Areskoug competed in both the 400 m and the 400 m hurdles.[1] In the 400 m he went out in the heats, but in the hurdles he qualified for the final, running his personal best time of 53.2 in the semi-finals. In the final he only managed 54.6, finishing sixth and last.[1] Four years later in Berlin he only competed in the 400 m hurdles, failing to qualify from the heats.[1]

Areskoug placed third in the 400 m hurdles at the 1938 European Championships in Paris, running 53.6 and losing only to Prudent Joye and József Kovács.[4]

Areskoug held the Swedish 400 m hurdles title in 1931, 1933, 1935–38. He placed second in the 400 m hurdles in 1929–30 and in the 110 m hurdles in 1930–31 and 1935–36.[5]

References

1. "Kell Areskoug". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
2. Kjell Areskoug. trackfield.brinkster.net
3. Kell Areskoug. Swedish Olympic Committee
4. "EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
5. Kjell Areskoug 1906–1996 Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se