Erik Lundqvist
Swedish javelin thrower
Erik Lundqvist at the 1928 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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Born | 29 June 1908 Grängesberg, Sweden | |||||||||||
Died | 7 January 1963 (aged 54) Grängesberg, Sweden | |||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | |||||||||||
Club | IFK Grängesberg | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best | 71.16 m (1936)[1][2] | |||||||||||
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Erik Hjalmar Lundqvist (29 June 1908 – 7 January 1963) was a Swedish athlete who won a gold medal in the javelin throw at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1] Two weeks later he became the first man to break the 70 m barrier, setting a new world record at 71.01 m.[3][4][5]
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- 1908: Eric Lemming (SWE)
- 1912: Eric Lemming (SWE)
- 1920: Jonni Myyrä (FIN)
- 1924: Jonni Myyrä (FIN)
- 1928: Erik Lundqvist (SWE)
- 1932: Matti Järvinen (FIN)
- 1936: Gerhard Stöck (GER)
- 1948: Tapio Rautavaara (FIN)
- 1952: Cy Young (USA)
- 1956: Egil Danielsen (NOR)
- 1960: Viktor Tsybulenko (URS)
- 1964: Pauli Nevala (FIN)
- 1968: Jānis Lūsis (URS)
- 1972: Klaus Wolfermann (FRG)
- 1976: Miklós Németh (HUN)
- 1980: Dainis Kūla (URS)
- 1984: Arto Härkönen (FIN)
- 1988: Tapio Korjus (FIN)
- 1992: Jan Železný (TCH)
- 1996: Jan Železný (CZE)
- 2000: Jan Železný (CZE)
- 2004: Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
- 2008: Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
- 2012: Keshorn Walcott (TRI)
- 2016: Thomas Röhler (GER)
- 2020: Neeraj Chopra (IND)
- 2024: Arshad Nadeem (PAK)
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