Per-Arne Berglund
Per-Arne Berglund (20 January 1927 – 6 January 2002) was a Swedish javelin thrower who won a silver medal at the 1950 European Athletics Championships. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics and finished in tenth place. Berglund was ranked first in the world in 1949. He won the Swedish national title in 1950–52 and 1955–57 .[1][3]
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| Born | 20 January 1927 Örebro, Sweden | ||||||||||
| Died | 6 January 2002 (aged 74) Örebro, Sweden | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||
| Event(s) | Javelin throw | ||||||||||
| Club | IF Start, Örebro | ||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 75.25 m (1951)[1][2] | ||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- Per-Arne Berglund. sports-reference.com
- Per-Arne Berglund. trackfield.brinkster.net
- Per-Arne Berglund Archived 16 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se
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