Lars Haglund
Swedish discus thrower
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Lars Gösta Haglund (born 22 May 1940) is a retired Swedish discus thrower who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1965 he won the discus throw at the Summer Universiade and British AAA Athletics Championships.[3][4][5] Haglund was the Swedish champion in the discus in 1962–66 and held multiple national records in this event.[2]
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| Born | 22 May 1940 Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 251 lb (114 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Discus throw, shot put, javelin throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Westermalms IF SoIK Hellas Spårvägens FK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | DT – 62.86 (1974)[1] SP – 15.23 m JT – 63.91 m[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Haglund won the British AAA Championships title in the discus throw event at the 1965 AAA Championships.[6][7][8][9]
