Erik Lundqvist Explained

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
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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.