Märta Johansson

Swedish track and field athlete

Märta Johansson (born c. 1900s) was a Swedish track and field athlete and a pioneer in women’s athletics in Sweden. She was specialized in sprint events, long jump and hurdling. She was a member of Lidköpings Idrottssällskap (LiS) and represented Sweden internationally.

Märta Johansson
Johansson, second-left at the front row with number 80, at the the 1926 Women's World Games
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Bornc. 1900s
Sport
SportTrack and field athletics
Event(s)sprint events, long jump
ClubLidköpings Idrottssällskap (LiS)

Career

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Johansson represented Sweden at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg. She finished fourth in the standing long jump event.[1][2] In the 100 yards event she finished second in her heat and qualified for the final, where she finished in seventh place.[3] Together with Sylvia Stave, Asta Plathino and Vera Jacobsson, she competed in the 4 × 110 yards relay event and finished in fourth place. She finished eight in the long jump event.[4]

In 1927, Johansson participated in the first women's Swedish athletics championships in Lidköping.[1][6] At these championships, she became national champion in both the 80 meter hurdles and the long jump.[5][6][7] The winning time in the hurdles was also a new Swedish national record.[7]

References

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  1. "Les Jeux Mondiaux féminins de Gothebourg". La Dernière Heure (in French). 31 August 1926. p. 4.
  2. "EVELYNE CLOUPET". French Athletics (in French).
  3. "Les Jeux Mondiaux féminins de Gothebourg | Les participantes". La Dernière Heure (in French). 29 August 1926. p. 4.
  4. Svenska dagbladets Årsbok 1926 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Svenska Dagbladet. 1927. p. 217-218. Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via runeberg.org.
  5. Svenska dagbladets Årsbok 1927, Runeberg.org
  6. Lidköping Idrottssällskap 100 år Archived 2022-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, Lidköpings IS
  7. 7.0 7.1 Det var i Lidköping det började, Wästgötarnas Idrottshistoria, annual 3, no. 1, February 2006, p. 8, WI-tidningen.se