Erik Lundqvist | |
Birth Date: | 29 June 1908 |
Birth Place: | Grängesberg, Sweden |
Death Date: | 7 January 1963 (aged 54) |
Death Place: | Grängesberg, Sweden |
Height: | 1.87m (06.14feet) |
Weight: | 83kg (183lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Javelin throw |
Pb: | 71.16 m (1936) |
Club: | IFK Grängesberg |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Erik Hjalmar Lundqvist (29 June 1908 – 7 January 1963) was a Swedish athlete who won a gold medal in the javelin throw at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Two weeks later he became the first man to break the 70 m barrier, setting a new world record at 71.01 m.