Richard Sjöberg Explained

Richard Sjöberg
Birth Date:	20 September 1890
Birth Place:	Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sweden
Death Date:	14 September 1960 (aged 69)
Death Place:	Stockholm, Sweden
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	high jump/pole jump
Club:	IFK Stockholm

Richard Gustafsson Sjöberg (20 September 1890  - 14 September 1960) was a Swedish athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Career

Sjöberg was selected to represent Sweden at his 1912 home Olympics in Stockholm. He finished 13th in the high jump competition. He finished twelfth in the pole vault event.^[1]

Sjöberg won the British AAA Championships title in the pole jump at the 1914 AAA Championships.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Richard Sjöberg . Olympedia . 25 April 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 .