Erik Blomqvist (athlete) explained

Birth Date:4 November 1896
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Death Date:14 January 1967 (aged 70)
Death Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Height:1.86m (06.1feet)
Weight:81kg (179lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:Shot put, javelin throw, decathlon
Club:Kronobergs IK, Stockholm
Pb:SP – 13.03 m (1926)
JT – 62.38 m (1924)
Dec – 6434 (1918)
Show-Medals:yes

Erik Berthild Ruben "Blomman" Blomqvist (4 November 1896 – 14 January 1967) was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] In 1920 he finished eighth in the javelin throw and 16th in the shot put. Four years later he placed sixth in the javelin throw. Blomqvist won the national javelin title in 1915, 1916, 1922, 1923, 1925 and 1929, finishing second or third in between.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Erik Blomqvist . Olympedia . 21 July 2021.