Åke Ödmark
 Ödmark in the 1930s | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 October 1916 Strömsund, Sweden |
| Died | 4 September 1994 (aged 77) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
| Club | IFK Strömsund UoIF Matteuspojkarna |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 2.008 (1941)[1][2] |
Åke Ödmark (29 October 1916 – 4 September 1994) was a Swedish high jumper. He finished 12th at the 1936 Summer Olympics and fourth at the 1938 European Athletics Championships.[1][3] Aged 19 he was the youngest participant from Sweden at the 1936 Games.[4] Ödmark won the Swedish title in 1939 and 1940.[5] In 1941 became the first Swede to clear the 2.00 m height in an official competition.[6]
Ödmark represented IFK Strömsund and UoIF Matteuspojkarna.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Åke Ödmark". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Åke Ödmark". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "Åke Ödmark". SOK.se (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sweden Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Åke Ödmark 1916–1994". storagrabbar.se. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "Stilen fick svenskarna att hoppa högt". Dagens Nyheter. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ Lindhagen, Sven (1946). "Ödmark, Åke". Nordisk familjeboks sportlexikon: uppslagsverk för sport, gymnastik och friluftsliv. Band 6 S–Övrevoll (in Swedish). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlag. p. 1393. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Åke Ödmark at World Athletics
- Åke Ödmark at European Athletics
- Åke Ödmark at Olympics.com
- Åke Ödmark at Olympedia
- Åke Ödmark at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
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