Åke Ödmark

Åke Ödmark
Personal information
Born29 October 1916
Strömsund, Sweden
Died4 September 1994 (aged 77)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
ClubIFK Strömsund
Achievements and titles
Personal best2.008 (1941)[1][2]

Åke Ödmark (29 October 1916 – 4 September 1994) was a Swedish high jumper. He finished 12th at the 1936 Summer Olympics and fourth at the 1938 European Athletics Championships.[1][3] Aged 19 he was the youngest participant from Sweden at the 1936 Games.[4] Ödmark won the Swedish title in 1939 and 1940, and in 1941 became the first Swede to clear the 2.00 m height in an official competition.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Åke Ödmark. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Åke Ödmark. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ Åke Ödmark. Swedish Olympic Committee.
  4. ^ Sweden Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games. sports-reference.com
  5. ^ Åke Ödmark 1916-1994 Archived 12 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se


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