Ivar Sahlin Explained

Ivar Sahlin
Birth Date:16 December 1895
Birth Place:Sundsvall, Västernorrland, Sweden
Death Date:24 November 1980 (aged 84)
Death Place:Sigtuna, Stockholm, Sweden
Sport:Athletics
Event:high jump/triple jump
Club:IFK Sundsvall

Ivar Sahlin (16 December 1895  - 24 November 1980) was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Career

Sahlin born in Sundsvall,[1] won the British AAA Championships title in the triple jump event at the 1914 AAA Championships.[2] [3] [4]

At the 1920 Olympic Games, Sahlin finished fourth in the triple jump competition. Four years later at the 1924 Olympic Games, he was eliminated in the qualification of the triple jump competition and finished eighth overall. In the high jump event he was also eliminated in the qualification and finished tenth overall.

He died in Sigtuna.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ivar Sahlin . Olympedia . 20 July 2021.
  2. News: Amateur Athletics . Lancashire Evening Post . 4 July 1914 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 17 November 2024 .
  3. News: Applegarth's Feats . Manchester Courier . 6 July 1914 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 17 November 2024 .
  4. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 17 November 2024 .