John Lindroth (athlete)
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Representing  Finland
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| European Championships | ||
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1934 Turin | Pole vault |
John Erik "Joppe" Lindroth (11 February 1906 – 12 August 1974)[1] was a Finnish pole vaulter. He came third in men's pole vault at the 1934 European Championships in Turin and was the first Finn to clear four metres.
Career
[edit]Lindroth improved the Finnish record several times between 1928 and 1931, raising it from 3.81 m to 4.03 m.[2] He first cleared four metres on 22 September 1929, jumping 4.01 m in Helsinki; he was the first Finn and only the fourth European to clear four metres, after Norway's Charles Hoff, Denmark's Henry Petersen and Sweden's Henry Lindblad.[2] At the 1934 European Championships in Turin he won the bronze medal, clearing 3.90 m on that occasion.[3] He was the first internationally competitive Finnish pole vaulter.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ John Lindroth at Tilastopaja (in Finnish) (registration required)
- ^ a b Jukola, Martti (1935). Huippu-urheilun historia (in Finnish). Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö.
- ^ "European Championships (Men)". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "Stavhopp" (in Swedish). Uppslagsverket Finland. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
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