Axel Ljung
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| Full name | Harald Axel Fredrik Ljung | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 March 1884 Stockholm, | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 February 1938 (aged 53) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Sweden | ||||||||||||||
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Harald Axel Fredrik Ljung (31 March 1884 – 5 February 1938) was a Swedish gymnast and track and field athlete who won an all-around gold medal with the Swedish gymnastics team at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1] He also participated in the 100 m sprint, 100 m hurdles and standing long jump events at the 1906 Intercalated Games and finished fifth in the long jump.[2][3][4] Ljung's personal bests in athletics were 11.3 in the 100 m (1904) and 16.0 in the 110 mH (1906).[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Axel Ljung". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ a b Axel Ljung. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Axel Ljung. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Axel Ljung. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
[edit]- Axel Ljung at Olympics.com
- Axel Ljung at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Axel Ljung at Olympedia
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