Hjalmar Stefanus Mellander (14 December 1880 – 3 October 1919) was a Swedish track and field athlete. He competed in the 800 m, long jump, javelin throw and ancient pentathlon at the 1906 Intercalated Games.
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| Born | 14 December 1880 Årstad, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 3 October 1919 (aged 38) Isle of Man, Great Britain | |||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Decathlon | |||||||||||
| Club | IFK Halmstad | |||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 200 m – 24.2 (1904) 800 m – 2.04.8 (1905) 1500 m – 4:12.9 (1906) LJ – 6.68 m (1904) DT – 34.30 m (1900) HT – 34.50 m (1906) JT – 44.30 m (1906)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editMellander finished runner-up behind Peter O'Connor at the 1904 AAA Championships[3] and third in the 1905 AAA Championships.[4][5]
At the 1906 Intercalated Games (Olympic Games), he finished fourth in the long jump and javelin throw. He won the pentathlon event, which consisted of standing long jump, Greek-style discus throw, javelin throw, 192 m sprint and Greco-Roman wrestling.[1][6]
Mellander was a physiotherapist who practiced in Liverpool since 1902. In 1919 he died while trying to rescue a drowning man on the Isle of Man.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Hjalmar Mellander. sports-reference.com
- ^ Hjalmar Mellander. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "The Amateur Championships". Daily News (London). 4 July 1904. Retrieved 17 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Amateur Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 July 1905. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ a b Hjalmar Mellander. Swedish Olympic Committee
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