Lennart Atterwall

Lennart Atterwall
Personal information
Born26 March 1911
Perstorp, Sweden
Died23 April 2001 (aged 90)
Sjöbo, Sweden
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Javelin throw, decathlon
ClubIFK Knislinge
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsJT – 75.10 m (1937)
Dec – 6268 (1940)[1][2]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Sweden
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1946 OsloJavelin throw

Lennart Folke Alfons Atterwall (born Ohlsson, 26 March 1911 – 23 April 2001) was a Swedish javelin thrower who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[3]

Biography

Atterwall won the British AAA Championships title in the javelin throw event at the 1935 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]

At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Atterwall finished fourth in the javelin.[7]

He won the European title in 1946.[1][8] Atterwall held Swedish titles in the javelin throw (1934–35, 37–41 and 1946), pentathlon (1937) and decathlon (1940).

References

  1. 1 2 "Lennart Atterwall". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Lennart Atterwall. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ↑ Lennart Atterwall 1911–2001 Archived 12 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se
  4. ↑ "AAA titles". Daily Herald. 13 July 1935. Retrieved 16 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Lovelock Beaten in Mile". Sports Argus. 13 July 1935. Retrieved 16 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  8. ↑ Lennart Atterwall. Swedish Olympic Committee
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