Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | 3 June 1915 Los, Sweden [1] | |||||||||||
Died | 7 December 2006 (aged 91) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | High jump | |||||||||||
Club | IFK Östersund | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best | 1.99 m (1946) [2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Anton Bolinder (3 June 1915 – 7 December 2006) [3] was a Swedish high jumper. He won a gold medal at the 1946 European Athletics Championships setting a new national record at 1.99 m (6 ft 6+1⁄4 in). [4] For this achievement he was awarded the Stora grabbars märke in athletics (number 264). He also won two national titles, in 1946 and 1948. [5]