Oscar Edvin Herbert Zallhagen (né Andersson; 25 January 1893 – 20 August 1971) was a Swedish track and field athlete.[3]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 January 1893 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 20 August 1971 (aged 78) Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Shot put, discus throw, triple jump |
| Club | Kronobergs IK, Stockholm |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | SP – 13.14 m (1916) DT – 45.77 m (1916) TJ – 13.14 m (1916)[1][2] |
Career
editZallhagen competed in the discus throw at the 1920 Summer Olympics and placed fourth.[1]
Zallhagen won the British AAA Championships title in the discus event at the 1921 AAA Championships and finished third behind Bertil Jansson in the shot put event at the same championships.[4][5][6] He was the national champion of Sweden (1913–1922), finishing second in 1923. He was also a leading Swedish shot putter in 1914–1917.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b Oscar Zallhagen. sports-reference.com
- ^ Oscar Zallhagen. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Oscar Zallhagen". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Athletics". Northern Whig. 2 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Where Britain leads". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 4 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ Oscar Zallhagen. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ Oskar Andersson-Zallhagen 1893–1971 Archived 6 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se
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