Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Sport Athletics Weight 76 kg (168 lb) Name Ake Stenqvist | |
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Born 31 January 1914 Stockholm, Sweden Died 23 February 1983 (aged 77)Stockholm, Sweden |
Åke Valter Stenqvist (31 January 1914 – 12 August 2006) was a Swedish athlete who specialized in the 100 m sprint and long jump. He competed in the 4 × 100 m relay and long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics and finished 10th in the long jump. Later he won a silver medal in the relay at the 1938 European Championships.
Stenqvist held national titles in the long jump (1935–42) and pentathlon (1940–42); he was also an international handball player.
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