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Born | Nordingrå, Sweden | 4 February 1925||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 July 2022 Umeå, Sweden | (aged 97)||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Triple jump, high jump | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Nordingrå SK | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | TJ – 15.40 m (1948) HJ – 1.99 m (1951) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Per Arne Åhman (4 February 1925 – 5 July 2022) was a Swedish athlete who won the triple jump event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Åhman was born on 4 February 1925. [2] His first jump measured 15.40 metres and set a new Swedish record. At European championships Åhman won a bronze medal in the triple jump in 1946 and a silver in high jump in 1950. [3] [4] Åhman won national titles in the triple jump in 1946 and 1947 and in the high jump in 1950. [4] He was a teacher by profession. [5] Åhman died on 5 July 2022, at the age of 97. [6]