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Name
  
Ragnar Stenberg

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Died
  
December 6, 1954


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Ragnar Olaf Jakob Stenberg (born 14 June 1887 in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire; died 6 December 1954, Helsinki, Finland) was a Finnish sprinter, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, and won five Finnish championships in 1907–1909.

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He was injured during the Finnish Olympic trials of 1908, but was selected based on his performance the previous year.

He is credited with two Finnish record times in 400 metres:

  • 9 September 1906, he tied the current record with 52.4 seconds
  • 31 August 1908, his time 53.0 is noted as a national record
  • In the Finnish Championships in Athletics, he won a total of nine medals:

    He was a board member of the Finnish Olympic Committee in 1919–1920 and 1923–1926, and a member of the International Association of Athletics Federations Council in 1921–1926. He also was a manager of Clas Thunberg.

    His brother R. E. Stenberg was also a sprinter. He broke the Finnish record for 4 × 100 metres relay in 1917.

    Supremacy amateur league ii ragnar stenberg vs andreas berg


    References

    Ragnar Stenberg Wikipedia