Carl Hårleman (23 June 1886 – 20 August 1948) was a Swedish gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Born | 23 June 1886 Västerås, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 20 August 1948 (aged 62) Halmstad, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics, gymnastics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | Pole vault, decathlon | |||||||||||
| Club | Västerås GF IFK Falun | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | PV – 3.90 m (1917) dec – 5809 (1912)[1] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAt the 1908 Olympic Games he was part of the Swedish gymnastics team that won the all-around gold medal. Four years later in 1912, he finished twelfth in the pole vault competition at his home Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.[3][4]
The following year, he finished second behind fellow Swede Clas Gille in the pole jump event at the British 1913 AAA Championships.[5][6][7]
In 1917, he won the Swedish pole vault title and set a national record that stood until 1921.[3][4]
Hårleman was born into a noble family. He worked in insurance, served in the Swedish Army, reached the rank of captain, and acted as secretary-general of several sports associations.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Carl Hårleman. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Carl Hårleman". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Carl Hårleman. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Carl Hårleman. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 7 July 1913. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletic Feats". Sporting Life. 7 July 1913. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
External links
edit- Carl Hårleman at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Carl Hårleman at Olympedia
- Carl Hårleman at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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