Bertil Jansson Explained

Birth Date:29 June 1898
Birth Place:Jönköping, Sweden
Death Date:25 September 1981 (aged 83)
Death Place:Norrköping, Sweden
Sport:Athletics
Event:Shot put, high jump, triple jump, pole vault, decathlon
Club:Örebro SK
Pb:SP – 15.08 m (1927)
HJ – 1.80 m (1918)
TJ – 13.68 m (1918)
PV – 3.40 m (1918)
Decathlon – 6393 (1918)
Show-Medals:yes

Oskar Bertil Petrus Jansson (29 June 1898 – 25 September 1981) was a Swedish athlete.[1] He competed in the shot put at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics and finished in ninth and eighth place, respectively.

Jansson won the Swedish shot put title in 1916 and 1918–1929 and the English one in 1919 and 1921. In 1918 he also competed domestically in decathlon.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bertil Jansson . Olympedia . 21 July 2021.