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Erik Blomqvist (athlete)

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Erik Blomqvist
Personal information
Born4 November 1896
Stockholm, Sweden
Died14 January 1967 (aged 70)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put, javelin throw, decathlon
ClubKronobergs IK, Stockholm
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)SP – 13.03 m (1926)
JT – 62.38 m (1924)
Dec – 6434 (1918)[1][2]

Erik Berthild Ruben "Blomman" Blomqvist (4 November 1896 – 14 January 1967) was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[3] In 1920 he finished eighth in the javelin throw and 16th in the shot put. Four years later he placed sixth in the javelin throw.[1][4] Blomqvist won the national javelin title in 1915, 1916, 1922, 1923, 1925 and 1929, finishing second or third in between.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Erik Blomqvist. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Erik Blomqvist. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ "Erik Blomqvist". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ Erik Blomqvist. Swedish Olympic Committee
  5. ^ Erik Blomqvist 1896–1967 Archived 12 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se