Sport Athletics Role Olympic athlete Club IFK Sodertalje Height 1.81 m | Personal best(s) 4.46 m (1956) Weight 73 kg Name Ragnar Lundberg Events Pole vault | |
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Born 22 September 1924 Madesjo, Sweden Bronze medals Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault | ||
Ragnar "Ragge" Torsten Lundberg (22 September 1924 – 10 July 2011) was a Swedish pole vaulter who competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics. He won a bronze medal in 1952 and finished fifth in 1948 and 1956. At the European championships he won a gold in 1950 and a silver in 1954; in 1950 he also won a silver medal in the 110 m hurdles.
During his career Lundberg improved the European pole vault record from 4.32 m to 4.44 m (1948–52) and the Swedish record from 4.21 m to 4.46 m. He held national titles in the pole vault (1948–58) and 110 m hurdles (1949–51 and 1953).
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