Johan Kellgren Areskoug (18 August 1906 – 21 December 1996)[3] was a Swedish sprinter. He competed in the Olympics in 1932 and 1936 and won a bronze medal at the 1938 European Championships in the 400 m hurdles.[1]
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| Born | 18 August 1906 Jönköping, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 21 December 1996 (aged 90) Dylta bruk, Örebro, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 m, 400 m hurdles | |||||||||||
| Club | Örgryte IS, Göteborg | |||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400 m – 50.6 (1930) 110 mH – 14.9 (1931) 400 mH – 53.2 (1932)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAt the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Areskoug competed in both the 400 m and the 400 m hurdles.[1] In the 400 m he went out in the heats, but in the hurdles he qualified for the final, running his personal best time of 53.2 in the semi-finals. In the final, he only managed 54.6, finishing sixth and last.[1] Four years later in Berlin, he only competed in the 400 m hurdles, failing to qualify from the heats.[1]
Areskoug placed third in the 400 m hurdles at the 1938 European Championships in Paris, running 53.6 and losing only to Prudent Joye and József Kovács.[4]
Areskoug held the Swedish 400 m hurdles title in 1931, 1933, 1935–38. He placed second in the 400 m hurdles in 1929–30 and in the 110 m hurdles in 1930–31 and 1935–36.[5]
References
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- ^ a b c d e "Kell Areskoug". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ Kjell Areskoug. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Kell Areskoug. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ Kjell Areskoug 1906–1996 Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se
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