Inga Greta Broman
Ingrid Margareta “Inga Greta” Kerstin Teodora Broman with married name Brundin (18 September 1909 - 9 December 1997) was a Swedish track and field athlete specialized in the high jump.[1] She was a pioneer in women's sports.
 Broman, 3rd from the left with number 98, at the 1926 Women's World Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ingrid Margareta Kerstin Teodora Broman |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Born | 18 September 1909 Borås, Sweden |
| Died | 9 December 1997 (aged 88) Ängelholm, Sweden |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field athletics |
| Event(s) | high jump |
Medal record | |
Her main achievement was winning the bronze medal at the 1926 Women's World Games in the high jump event. At these second Women’s World Games, she jumped 1.40 meters and lost from the French Hélène Bons with 1.50 meters and the British Hilda Hatt with 1.45 meters.[2][3]
Broman was born in Borås in 1909. She married metallurgist and athlete Nils Brundin in 1937.[1][4] They had two sons. She died in Ängelholm in December 1997. She is buried, together with her husband, at the Chapel Cemetery in Falkenberg.[5]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nils-Herman Brundin Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine Bagen.se
- ↑ Svenska dagbladets Årsbok 1926 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Svenska Dagbladet. 1927. p. 217-218. Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via runeberg.org.
- ↑ Svenska dagbladets Årsbok 1926 Runeberg.org
- ↑ Vem är Vem? / Skånedelen 1948 Runeberg.org
- ↑ "Brundin, Ingrid Margareta Kerstin och Brundin, Nils Herman". SvenskaGravar. Retrieved 2023-02-06.