Birth Date: | 4 November 1895 |
Birth Place: | Waukegan, Illinois, United States |
Death Date: | 9 April 1976 (aged 80) |
Death Place: | Karlstad, Sweden |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Pole vault |
Club: | IF Göta |
Pb: | 3.80 m (1918) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Karl Georg Högström (4 November 1895 – 9 April 1976) was a Swedish pole vaulter.[1] He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics and finished in eighth place.
Högström won the national title in 1918 and 1919, and the English AAA Championship in 1919. His personal best of 3.80 m in 1918 was the world leading performance. Besides pole vaulting, in 1918 Högström won the national title in the high jump at 1.902 m, which was world's second-best jump that year. After retiring from competitions he became a bank executive.