Olle Laessker
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Born2 April 1922
Died19 September 1992 (aged 70)
SportAthletics
Event(s)
100–400 m, long jump | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 April 1922 |
| Died | 19 September 1992 (aged 70) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 100–400 m, long jump |
| Club | Jönköping AIF Gavle SGF[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 10.7 (1947) 200 m – 21.8 (1945) 400 m – 48.8 (1945) LJ – 7.50 m (1946)[2] |
Olle Laessker (2 April 1922 – 19 September 1992) was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in long jump and sprinting events.[3]
He had his best achievements at the 1946 European Athletics Championships in Oslo, where he won the long jump by a margin of two centimeters, then teamed up with Stig Danielsson, Inge Nilsson and Stig Håkansson to win a second gold for Sweden in the 4 × 100 metres relay.[4] He was Sweden's first European medallist in the long jump.
Laessker was awarded the Stora grabbars märke for his achievements, listed as the 116th recipient in the sport of athletics.[1] He was the Swedish long jump champion in 1946 and 1947.[5]
