Ernfrid Rydberg
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 October 1896 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 3 December 1976 (aged 80) Uppsala, Sweden |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Club | Gefle IF |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 3.90 m (1922)[1][2] |
Erik Gunnar Ernfrid Rydberg (29 October 1896 – 3 December 1976) was a Swedish pole vaulter who comepted at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[3]
Career
[edit]At the 1920 Olympic Games, Rydberg competed in the pole vault event and finished fifth.[1][4] Rydberg was the national champion in 1920, 1922 and 1924, and set a national record at 3.90 m in 1922.[5]
Rydberg won the British AAA Championships title in the pole jump event at the 1921 AAA Championships.[6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ernfrid Rydberg. sports-reference.com
- ^ Ernfrid Rydberg. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Ernfrid Rydberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Ernfrid Rydberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ Ernfrid Rydberg 1896–1976 Archived 6 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se
- ^ "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.
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