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Åke Ödmark

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Åke Ödmark
Ödmark in the 1930s
Personal information
Born29 October 1916
Strömsund, Sweden
Died4 September 1994 (aged 77)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
ClubIFK Strömsund
UoIF Matteuspojkarna
Achievements and titles
Personal best2.008 (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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Åke Ödmark". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Åke Ödmark". SOK.se (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Åke Ödmark 1916–1994". storagrabbar.se. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Stilen fick svenskarna att hoppa högt". Dagens Nyheter. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  7. ^ 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.
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