Carl Hårleman (gymnast) explained

Birth Date:23 June 1886
Birth Place:Västerås, Sweden
Death Date:20 August 1948 (aged 62)
Death Place:Halmstad, Sweden
Height:171 cm
Weight:67 kg
Sport:Athletics, gymnastics
Event:Pole vault, decathlon
Club:Västerås GF
IFK Falun
Pb:PV – 3.90 m (1917)
dec – 5809 (1912)
Show-Medals:yes

Carl Hårleman (23 June 1886 – 20 August 1948) was a Swedish gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

At the 1908 Olympic Games he was part of the Swedish gymnastics team that won the all-around gold medal. Four years later in 1912, he finished twelfth in the pole vault competition at his home Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.

The following year, he finished second behind fellow Swede Clas Gille in the pole jump event at the British 1913 AAA Championships.[2] [3] [4]

In 1917, he won the Swedish pole vault title and set a national record that stood until 1921.

Hårleman was born into a noble family. He worked in insurance, served in the Swedish Army, reached the rank of captain, and acted as secretary-general of several sports associations.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carl Hårleman . Olympedia . 1 March 2021.
  2. News: Athletic Championships . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 7 July 1913 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 16 November 2024 .
  3. News: Athletic Feats . Sporting Life . 7 July 1913 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 16 November 2024 .
  4. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 16 November 2024 .