Folke Jansson

Folke Jansson
	Folke Jansson at the 1920 Olympics
Personal information
Born	23 April 1897; Jönköping, Sweden
Died	18 July 1965 (aged 68); Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Triple jump, hurdles
Club	Örgryte IS, Göteborg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	TJ – 15.09 m (1920); 110 mH – 16.7 (1917)
Medal record
Representing Sweden
Olympic Games

Folke Georg "Pytta" Janson (23 April 1897 – 18 July 1965) was a Swedish athlete who specialized in the triple jump.^[2] He competed at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics and finished in second and fifth place, respectively.^[3]^[4]

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.^[3]^[5]

References[edit]

^ Folke Janson. trackfield.brinkster.net
^ "Folke Jansson". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b Folke Janson Archived 5 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
^ Folke Jansson. Swedish Olympic Committee
^ Folke Janson 1897–1965. storagrabbar.se

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[tf-1] Folke Janson. trackfield.brinkster.net

[2] "Folke Jansson". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[r1-3] Folke Janson Archived 5 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com

[r2-4] Folke Jansson. Swedish Olympic Committee

[sg-5] Folke Janson 1897–1965. storagrabbar.se

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