Sport Athletics Personal best(s) 2.008 (1941) Weight 73 kg | Club IFK Strömsund Height 1.89 m Event High jump | |
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Born 29 October 1916 Strömsund, Sweden Died 4 September 1994, Stockholm, Sweden | ||
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. Aged 19 he was the yongest participant from Sweden at the 1936 Games. 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.
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