Richard Sjöberg

Richard Sjöberg
Personal information
Born20 September 1890
Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sweden
Died14 September 1960 (aged 69)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventhigh jump/pole jump
ClubIFK Stockholm

Richard Gustafsson Sjöberg (20 September 1890 – 14 September 1960) was a Swedish athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Career

Sjöberg was selected to represent Sweden at his 1912 home Olympics in Stockholm. He finished 13th in the high jump competition. He finished twelfth in the pole vault event.[1]

Sjöberg won the British AAA Championships title in the pole jump at the 1914 AAA Championships.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Richard Sjöberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Amateur Athletics". Lancashire Evening Post. 4 July 1914. Retrieved 17 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Applegarth's Feats". Manchester Courier. 6 July 1914. Retrieved 17 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
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