Sport Athletics Height 1.87 m Personal best(s) 15.09 m (1920) Weight 80 kg | Name Folke Jansson Events Triple jump Role Olympic athlete Club Orgryte IS, Gothenburg | |
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Born 23 April 1897 Jonkoping, Sweden Died July 18, 1965, Gothenburg, Sweden Silver medals Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump | ||
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Folke Georg "Pytta" Janson (23 April 1897 – 18 July 1965) was a Swedish athlete who specialized in the triple jump. He competed at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics and finished in second and fifth place, respectively.
Folke Jansson won seven Swedish triple jump titles, in 1917 and 1919–24, and held the Swedish record from 1918 to 1931; in 1921 he also won the Amateur Athletic Association of England championships. He worked as an insurance clerk in Gothenburg.
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