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Kjell Sjöberg

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Kjell Sjöberg
Kjell Sjöberg between 1960 and 1968
Country Sweden
Born(1937-05-11)11 May 1937
Själevad, Sweden
Died10 September 2013(2013-09-10) (aged 76)
Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Ski clubIF Friska Viljor
Personal best148 m (486 ft)
Oberstdorf, West Germany
(10 February 1967)
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Oslo Individual LH

Kjell Allan Sjöberg (11 May 1937 – 10 September 2013) was a Swedish ski jumper.

Career

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He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the normal hill and large hill events with the best result of fifth place in the large hill in 1964.[1][2]

He set two world records, 141 metres (464 ft) in 1964 and 148 metres (486 ft) in 1967, both on Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze ski flying hill in Oberstdorf, West Germany.[3][4][5]

He won a bronze medal in that event at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo.[6]

After retiring from competitions Sjöberg worked in the paint and paper production industries. He died aged 76 and was survived by wife Astrid, daughter Marie, two brothers and a sister.[6]

Ski jumping world records

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Date Hill Location Metres Feet
15 February 1964   Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze Oberstdorf, West Germany 141 464
10 February 1967   Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze Oberstdorf, West Germany 148 486

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kjell Sjöberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ Kjell Sjöberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
  3. ^ "Sjöberg izenačil Šlibarjev svetovni rekord (page 6)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 15 February 1964.
  4. ^ "Kjell Sjöberg satte v-rekord med 148 meter i Oberstdorf (page 17)" (in Norwegian). National Library of Norway. 11 February 1967.
  5. ^ "Kar dvakrat svetovni rekord (page 5)" (in Slovenian). Delo. 11 February 1967.
  6. ^ a b "Kjell Sjöberg, minnesord - Dödsfall" (in Swedish). allehanda.se. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
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