Richard Sjöberg
Swedish athletics competitor
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Richard Gustafsson Sjöberg (20 September 1890 – 14 September 1960) was a Swedish athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Born20 September 1890
Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sweden
Died14 September 1960 (aged 69)
Stockholm, Sweden
SportAthletics
Event
high jump/pole jump| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 September 1890 Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sweden |
| Died | 14 September 1960 (aged 69) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | high jump/pole jump |
| Club | IFK Stockholm |
Career
Sjöberg was selected to represent Sweden at his 1912 home Olympics in Stockholm. He finished 13th in the high jump competition. He finished twelfth in the pole vault event.[1]
Sjöberg won the British AAA Championships title in the pole jump at the 1914 AAA Championships.[2][3][4]
