Harald Arbin

Harald Arbin
Harald Arbin c. 1896
Personal information
Born4 August 1867
Gothenburg, Sweden
Died31 July 1944 (aged 76)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m, discus throw, javelin throw
ClubSimklubben S02, Göteborg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 10.8 (1896)
200 m – 24.0 (1892)
DT – 28.40 m (1894)
JT – 42.95 m (1894)[1]

Gustaf Harald Arbin (ne Andersson, 4 August 1867 – 31 July 1944) was a Swedish diver, track and field athlete, and rower. He competed in diving (10 m platform) at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics and finished sixth in 1912.[2][3]

Arbin won Swedish titles in several track and field disciplines, including the 100 metres, 110 metres hurdles, long jump and javelin throw. He broke Swedish records in the 100 m (10.8 seconds), 200 metres (26.4 seconds) and the long jump (6.03 metres).[4][5] His performance of 10.8 seconds for the 100 m, set in Helsingborg in 1896, ranked as an unofficial world record for the distance. This stood until 1906, when fellow Swede Knut Lindberg recorded a time of 10.6 seconds.[6]

References

  1. ^ Harald Andersson-Arbin. trackfield.brinkster.net
  2. ^ Harald Arbin. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Harald Arbin". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  4. ^ Nordisk familjeboks sportlexikon. Stockholm: Nordisk Familjeboks Förlags AB. 1938
  5. ^ Focus Presenterar Sporten 2. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell/Gebers Förlag AB. 1967
  6. ^ Men, 100 m > World Records Progression. Brinkster Track and Field. Retrieved on 2 February 2014.


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