Knut Fredriksson Explained

Birth Date:3 March 1930
Birth Place:Gustavsfors, Bengtsfors, Sweden
Height:1.95m (06.4feet)
Weight:85kg (187lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:Javelin throw
Club:IK Favör
IF Göta
Pb:82.96 m (1959)
Show-Medals:yes

Knut Rudolf "Favör-Fredrik" Fredriksson (3 March 1930  - 19 May 2019)[1] was a Swedish javelin thrower. He competed at the 1958 European Athletics Championships and 1960 Summer Olympics and finished in ninth and sixth place, respectively. Fredriksson won the national javelin title in 1954 and 1958–60 and set a new national record in 1959. He was nicknamed Favör-Fredrik after his first club IK Favör.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Familjesidan.se | Dödsannonser från hela landet . 4 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190603132926/https://www.familjesidan.se/cases/21a7b05c-170e-445c-be49-79ce68e2e82c/funeral-notices . 3 June 2019 . dead .