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Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | 13 October 1897 Fellingsbro, Sweden | |||||||||||
Died | 15 December 1953 (aged 56) Eskilstuna, Sweden | |||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 108 kg (238 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||
Club | IFK Eskilstuna | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best | 53.41 m (1935) [1] [2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Johan Gunnar Jansson (13 October 1897 – 15 December 1953) was a Swedish hammer thrower who won a bronze medal at the 1934 European Championships. He competed at the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics and finished in 7th and 12th place, respectively. [1] [3] Jansson held Swedish titles in the hammer throw in 1931, 1933–35 and 1937 and in the weight throw in 1929–31, 1933–35, 1937 and 1938. [4]