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Folke Jansson

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Folke Jansson
Folke Jansson at the 1920 Olympics
Personal information
Born23 April 1897
Jönköping, Sweden
Died18 July 1965 (aged 68)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Triple jump, hurdles
ClubÖrgryte IS, Göteborg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)TJ – 15.09 m (1920)
110 mH – 16.7 (1917)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Triple jump

Folke Georg "Pytta" Jansson (23 April 1897 – 18 July 1965) was a Swedish athlete who specialized in the triple jump.[2]

career

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Janson competed at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics and finished in second and fifth place, respectively.[3][4]

Jansson won seven Swedish triple jump titles, in 1917 and 1919–24, and held the Swedish record from 1918 to 1931. Jansson won the British AAA Championships title in the triple jump event at the 1921 AAA Championships.[5][6][7]

He worked as an insurance clerk in Gothenburg.[3][8]

References

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  1. ^ Folke Janson. trackfield.brinkster.net
  2. ^ "Folke Jansson". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b Folke Janson Archived 5 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  4. ^ Folke Jansson. Swedish Olympic Committee
  5. ^ "Athletics". Northern Whig. 2 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Where Britain leads". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 4 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  8. ^ Folke Janson 1897–1965. storagrabbar.se