Erik Svensson

Erik Svensson
Personal information
Born10 September 1903
Jönköping, Sweden
Died22 September 1986 (aged 83)
Falkenberg, Sweden
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Long jump, triple jump
ClubIK Tord, Jönköping;
Falkenbergs IK
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsLJ – 7.53 m (1934)
TJ – 15.32 m (1932)
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1932 Los AngelesTriple jump
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1934 TurinTriple jump

Karl Erik Emanuel "Spänst" Svensson (also Eric; 10 September 1903 – 22 September 1986) was a Swedish athlete who specialized in the long jump and triple jump.

Career

In the long jump he finished eighth and fourth at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics, respectively. In the triple jump he won silver medals at the 1932 Olympics and 1934 European Championships.

Nationally Svensson won the long jump and triple jump titles in 1933 and held Swedish records in the triple jump (1931–48) and long jump (1934–59).

Svensson finished second behind Rudi Dobermann in the long jump event and second behind Willem Peters in the triple jump at the British 1927 AAA Championships.

References

  1. ↑ Stora Grabbar 51–100 (in Swedish)
  2. ↑ Alrik Larsson (1990). Hallands Nyheter – En tidnings historia (in Swedish). p. 160.
  3. ↑ "Arne Åhman - olympisk guldmedaljör i tresteg". Visuellt (29): 9. 2004.
  4. ↑ Eric Svensson Archived 25 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  5. ↑ "An Olympiad". Weekly Dispatch (London). 3 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Records go abroad". Western Daily Press. 5 July 1927. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 January 2025.