Lennart Andersson (athlete)

Swedish triple jumper (1914-1997)

Agne Lennart Andersson (later Agnred, 17 January 1914 – 18 December 1997) was a Swedish triple jumper.[3] He finished the triple jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics in 19th place and the triple jump at the 1938 European Athletics Championships in 6th place.[1]

Lennart Andersson
Personal information
Born17 January 1914
Lund, Sweden
Died18 December 1997 (aged 83)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Triple jump
ClubMAI, Malmö
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)14.93 m (1939)[1][2]

Andersson held titles for Sweden in the triple jump in 1937–38 and in the standing high jump in 1937.[4]

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lennart Andersson. sports-reference.com
  2. Lennart Andersson. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. Lennart Andersson. Swedish Olympic Committee
  4. Lennart Andersson Agnred 1914–97 Archived 12 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se