Hjalmar Johansson

Carl Hjalmar August Johansson (20 January 1874 – 30 September 1957) was a Swedish pioneer diver, swimmer and track and field athlete who competed at the 1906, 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

For the polar explorer and athlete, see Hjalmar Johansen.

Hjalmar Johansson
Personal information
Born20 January 1874
Karlskrona, Sweden
Died30 September 1957 (aged 83)
Segeltorp, Sweden
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportDiving, swimming, athletics
ClubIK Atle, Stockholm;
Stockholms KK
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
1908 London 10 metre platform
1912 Stockholm Plain high diving

Biography

Johansson was 32 years old when he competed in three different events at the 1906 Intercalated Games, firstly he entered the 100 m freestyle swimming, where he came fourth in his heat so qualifying for the final the next day, in the final there was nine swimmers and Johansson finished eighth,[2] the same day he competed in the standing long jump event and jumped 2.690 metres to finish 19th out of 30.[3] Finally he competed in his favoured event the combined platform diving event, where he finished in sixth place out of 24 divers.[4]

Two years later at the 1908 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal in the 10 m diving platform beating three other Swedish divers and an American in the final,[5] and was eliminated in the heats of 200 m breaststroke. Johansson also rescued a fellow diver who passed out after hitting the water poorly.[5]

In 1912, aged 38, he won a silver medal in the plain high diving finishing behind fellow Swede Erik Adlerz who was just 19 years old,[6] he also finished fourth in the 10 m platform.[7]

Johansson significantly contributed to designing the Olympic code for conduct of diving competitions. He also invented diving styles, such as the "Swedish Swallow". He won the Swedish diving title from 1897 to 1912, except for two years when he was studying in London, and the British title from 1907 to 1913. In 1982 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an honor diver/contributor.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Hjalmar Johansson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. "Swimming at the 1906 Athina Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Freestyle Final". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. "Athletics at the 1906 Athina Summer Games: Men's Standing Long Jump". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  4. "Diving at the 1906 Athina Summer Games: Men's Platform". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  5. "Diving at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Platform Final". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  6. "Diving at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Plain High". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  7. "Diving at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Platform". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  8. "Hjalmar Johansson". ishof.org. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.