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Born | Stanford, California, United States | 2 April 1907|||||||||||
Died | 18 May 1985 Nynäshamn, Sweden | (aged 78)|||||||||||
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | |||||||||||
Club | IFK Falun | |||||||||||
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Personal best | 53.02 m (1935) [1] [2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Harald "Slaktarn" Andersson (2 April 1907 – 18 May 1985) was a Swedish discus thrower. In 1934 he won a European title [1] and held the world record for eight months. The same year he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. [3]
Andersson was Swedish champion in every year from 1932 to 1935 and the world's best discus thrower in 1934 and 1935. [4] [3] He broke Paul Jessup's world record of 51.73 m twice in one competition (a dual meet between the Swedish and Norwegian teams in Oslo) on 25 August 1934, throwing first 52.20 m and then 52.42 m; [5] the latter mark was officially ratified by the IAAF. [6] At the European Championships in Turin two weeks later Andersson threw 50.38 m and won by more than three meters from Paul Winter and István Donogán. [7]
Andersson lost his world record in April 1935, when Germany's Willy Schröder threw 53.10 m in Magdeburg; [6] however, he remained the world's top thrower, as Schröder was less consistent at a high level and suffered from health problems over the summer. [5] Andersson won both the Swedish and AAA Championships titles that year, [3] and on 13 October he improved his Swedish record to 53.02 m in Örebro. [5] [8] He was a leading favorite for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but injured himself before the Games; [3] he attempted to throw in the qualification, but only managed about 38.5 metres and failed to qualify for the final. [9]
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | Stanford, California, United States | 2 April 1907|||||||||||
Died | 18 May 1985 Nynäshamn, Sweden | (aged 78)|||||||||||
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | |||||||||||
Club | IFK Falun | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best | 53.02 m (1935) [1] [2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Harald "Slaktarn" Andersson (2 April 1907 – 18 May 1985) was a Swedish discus thrower. In 1934 he won a European title [1] and held the world record for eight months. The same year he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. [3]
Andersson was Swedish champion in every year from 1932 to 1935 and the world's best discus thrower in 1934 and 1935. [4] [3] He broke Paul Jessup's world record of 51.73 m twice in one competition (a dual meet between the Swedish and Norwegian teams in Oslo) on 25 August 1934, throwing first 52.20 m and then 52.42 m; [5] the latter mark was officially ratified by the IAAF. [6] At the European Championships in Turin two weeks later Andersson threw 50.38 m and won by more than three meters from Paul Winter and István Donogán. [7]
Andersson lost his world record in April 1935, when Germany's Willy Schröder threw 53.10 m in Magdeburg; [6] however, he remained the world's top thrower, as Schröder was less consistent at a high level and suffered from health problems over the summer. [5] Andersson won both the Swedish and AAA Championships titles that year, [3] and on 13 October he improved his Swedish record to 53.02 m in Örebro. [5] [8] He was a leading favorite for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but injured himself before the Games; [3] he attempted to throw in the qualification, but only managed about 38.5 metres and failed to qualify for the final. [9]