Kjell Sjöberg
Kjell Allan Sjöberg (11 May 1937 – 10 September 2013) was a Swedish ski jumper.
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![]() Kjell Sjöberg between 1960 and 1968 | ||||||||
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Born | Själevad, Sweden | 11 May 1937|||||||
Died | 10 September 2013 76) Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | (aged|||||||
Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||
Ski club | IF Friska Viljor | |||||||
Personal best | 148 m (486 ft) Oberstdorf, West Germany (10 February 1967) | |||||||
Medal record
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Career
He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the normal hill and large hill events with the best result of fifth place in the large hill in 1964.[1][2] He won a bronze medal in that event at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo.[3]
After retiring from competitions Sjöberg worked in the paint and paper production industries. He died aged 76 and was survived by wife Astrid, daughter Marie, two brothers and a sister.[3]
Ski jumping world records
Date | Hill | Location | Metres | Feet |
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15 February 1964 | Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze | Oberstdorf, West Germany | 141 | 464 |
10 February 1967 | Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze | Oberstdorf, West Germany | 148 | 486 |
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References
- Kjell Sjöberg. sports-reference.com
- Kjell Sjöberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
- "Kjell Sjöberg, minnesord - Dödsfall" (in Swedish). allehanda.se. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
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