Lars Ylander Explained

Birth Date:12 August 1928
Birth Place:Uppsala, Sweden
Death Date:16 November 2010 (aged 82)
Death Place:Karlstad, Sweden
Height:1.83m (06feet)
Weight:72kg (159lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:400 m hurdles
Club:Turebergs IF, Sollentuna
Pb:400 mH – 52.2 (1952)
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Lars Aage Ylander (12 August 1928 – 16 November 2010) was a Swedish sprinter who specialized in the 400 m hurdles. In this event he won the national title in 1952 and 1953 and finished fifth at the 1950 European Athletics Championships, but failed to reach the final at the 1952 Summer Olympics.