Anton Bolinder
 Bolinder in 1946 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Sweden | ||
| European Athletics Championships | ||
| Gold | 1946 Oslo | High jump |
Anton Bolinder (3 June 1915 – 7 December 2006)[1] was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the high jump.
Born in Los, Sweden,[2] his greatest achievement came at the 1946 European Athletics Championships in Oslo, where he won the gold medal with a Swedish record jump of 1.99 m (6 ft 61⁄4 in).[3] The meant the Swedes retained the title at the third edition of the competition, following on from Kurt Lundqvist's 1938 victory.[4]
Bolinder was awarded the Stora grabbars märke for athletics (number 264) in recognition of his European title. He was a two-time national high jump champion at the Swedish Athletics Championships during his career, winning in 1946 and 1948.[5] He stopped competing in high jump at the end of the 1940s.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Anton Bolinder. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-10-18.
- ↑ Friidrottens först och störst. Helsingborg: Stig Gustafson/Forum. 1975.
- ↑ Swedish record High Jump Men. Swedish Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-10-18.
- ↑ European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-10-18.
- ↑ Medlemmar. Stora Grabbar. Retrieved on 2014-10-18.
- ↑ Anton Bolinder. Brinkster Track and Field. Retrieved on 2014-10-18.
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