Leif Dahlgren
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Born6 February 1906
Lund, Sweden
Died16 April 1998 (aged 92)
Askim, Sweden
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
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| Born | 6 February 1906 Lund, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 April 1998 (aged 92) Askim, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Decathlon, hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| Club | SoIK Hellas | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | Dec – 6565 (1933) 400 mH – 54.7 (1935)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
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Leif Evert Dahlgren (6 February 1906 – 16 April 1998) was a Swedish decathlete who won a silver medal at the 1934 European Championships. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics, but failed to finish.[1][3]
Leif was the Swedish champions in pentathlon (1932, 1933, 1935, 1936), decathlon (1931–34), standing long jump (1933 and 1935) and 400 m hurdles (1934) and held the Swedish record in the standing long jump.[4]
