Sport Athletics Role Olympic athlete Event(s) Triple jump, high jump Height 1.76 m | Club Nordingra SK Weight 64 kg Name Arne Ahman | |
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Born 4 February 1925 (age 99) ( 1925-02-04 ) Nordingra, Sweden Personal best(s) TJ – 15.40 m (1948)
HJ – 1.99 m (1951) Olympic medals Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men\'s triple jump | ||
Per Arne Åhman (born 4 February 1925) is a retired Swedish athlete who won the triple jump event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. His first jump measured 15.40 metres and set a new Swedish record. At European championships Åhman won a bronze medal in the triple jump in 1946 and a silver in high jump in 1950. Åhman won national titles in the triple jump in 1946 and 1947 and in the high jump in 1950. He was a teacher by profession.
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