Owe Jonsson
Owe Jonsson (23 November 1940 – 29 September 1962) was a Swedish sprinter, ice hockey player and bandy player.
 Jonsson in 1961 | |||||||||||
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| Born | 23 November 1940[1] Albacken, Sweden | ||||||||||
| Died | 29 September 1962 (aged 21) | ||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprint | ||||||||||
| Club | IFK Växjö[2] | ||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 200 m – 20.7 (1962)[1] | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Jonsson mostly competed in 100–400 m sprint events, winning seven national titles in 1960–1962. His favorite distance was 200 m, in which he broke the Swedish national record six times and won a European title in 1962. Less than two weeks after that he died in a car accident on the road between his hometown, Växjö and Alvesta. A street near the athletics track in Växjö is named after him. Besides athletics, Jonsson also played ice hockey and bandy for Nässjö IF.[2]
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