Asta Plathino

Swedish athletics competitor (1906-1995)

Asta Maria Linnéa Plathino (7 January 1906 — 31 January 1995), was a Swedish track and field athlete being active during the 1920s and 1930s. During the 1930s she became five time national champion and represented Sweden internationally.

Asta Plathino
Plathino, with number 36 left at the front row, at the the 1926 Women's World Games
Personal information
Full nameAsta Maria Linnéa Plathino
NationalitySwedish
Born7 January 1906
Hemsjö parish [sv; sv], Sweden
Died31 January 1995(1995-01-31) (aged 89)
Alingsås parish [sv], Sweden
Sport
SportTrack and field athletics
Event(s)hurdling, long jump and high jump
ClubKvinnliga CIK Sport and Gothenburg Women's IK

Biography

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Plathino was born in 1906 in Hemsjö parish [sv; sv] at the time the Älvsborg County.[1] She was a member of Kvinnliga CIK Sport and Gothenburg Women's IK.

At the Swedish Athletics Championships Plathino became national champion in the 80 metres hurdles (1935), long jump (1932, 1934), high jump (1932) and relay (1934).

Plathino represented Sweden at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg. With a distance of 5.16 metres she finished fourth in the long jump event. Together with Sylvia Stave, Vera Jacobsson and Märta Johansson she competed in the 4 × 110 yards relay event and also finished in fourth place.[2]

Plathino died in Alingsås parish [sv] in Älvsborg county on 31 January 1995.[1] She is buried in the Western cemetery [sv] in Gothenburg.[3]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Sveriges Dödbok 1901–2009, DVD-ROM, Version 5.00, Sveriges Släktforskarförbund (2010).
  2. Svenska dagbladets Årsbok 1926 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Svenska Dagbladet. 1927. p. 217-218. Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via runeberg.org.
  3. "Plathino, Asta Maria". SvenskaGravar (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 August 2024.