Karl-Erik Israelsson Explained

Karl-Erik Israelsson
Birth Date:23 August 1929
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Death Date:10 January 2013 (aged 83)
Death Place:Uppsala, Sweden
Height:1.87m (06.14feet)
Weight:80kg (180lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long jump
Club:IF Ulvarna, Stockholm
Pb:7.27 m (1952)
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Karl-Erik "Cacka" Israelsson (23 August 1929 – 10 January 2013) was a Swedish long jumper, who won the national title in 1951 and finished seventh at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was also a notable singer-songwriter in the country music style and an occasional actor.