Elfrīda Karlsone
Elfrīda Karlsone also written as Elfriede Karlson (18 April 1904 – 4 June 1983) was an Latvian track and field athlete specialized in the shot put and discus throw. Karlson was active during the 1920s and 1930s.
.jpg) Karlsone in 1928 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Born | 18 April 1904 |
| Died | 4 June 1983 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field athletics |
| Event(s) | discus throw, shot put, heptathlon |
Career
changeKarslon represented Latvia at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg. She qualified for the final of the shot put event (both hands) where she finished in fourth place in the final with a total score of 19.13 meter. In the discus throw event she also reached the final and finished in sixth place with a score of 27.97 meter.[1] Days after the Games she won the shot put event at the 1926 Copenhagen international women's athletics meeting.[2]
She competed in the women's discus throw at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[3]
Karlson represented her country also at the the 1930 Women's World Games in Prague, where she was the best Latvian athlete. In the the discus throw event she qualified for the final with 43.2 meter.[4][5] In the final she had with 34.74 meter a better score and finished fourth.[6][5][1]
Karlson alco competed at other international events, including at the international penthathlon event in Warsaw in September 1927.[7]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 90 lat polskiej lekkoatletyki 1919 - 2009 (PDF) (in Polish). Warsaw: Polish Athletics Association. 2009. p. 27. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ↑ "Bij de sportvrouwen | Te Stockholm" (in Dutch). Sportwereld. 3 September 1926. p. 3 – via uurl.kbr.be.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elfrīda Karlsone". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ↑ "Mej. Gisolf scheurde een spier". Het volk (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Onze dames blinken uit". De avondpost (in Dutch). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De derde vrouwenwereldspelen". Het Vaderland (in Dutch). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ 90 lat polskiej lekkoatletyki 1919 - 2009 (PDF) (in Polish). Warsaw: Polish Athletics Association. 2009. p. 13. Retrieved 13 June 2024.