Fred Warngård
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 May 1907 Västra Ingelstad, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 23 May 1950 (aged 43) Malmö, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||
| Club | Malmö AI | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best | 54.83 m (1936)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Oskar Alfred Daniel "Fred" Warngård (9 May 1907 – 23 May 1950) was a Swedish hammer thrower. He won a bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics setting a national record at 54.83 m.[1]
Warngård held the national titles in the hammer throw (1936 and 1938) and weight throw (1936 and 1939).[3] He was a criminal detective by profession.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fred Warngård". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015.
- ^ Alfred Warngård. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Alfred (Fred) Warngård 1907-1950. storagrabbar.se
- ^ Fred Warngård. Swedish Olympic Committee
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