Hans Lagerqvist

Hans Lagerqvist

Dick Railsback and Lagerqvist (right) in 1967
Personal information
Born 28 April 1940 (1940-04-28) (age 76)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Pole vault, sprint, long jump
Club Duvbo IK
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 5.40i (1972)[1][2]
100 m – 10.8
LJ – 7.07 m[3]

Hans Ture Lennart Lagerqvist (born 28 April 1940) is a Swedish pole vaulter who won a silver medal at the 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He cleared the same height of 5.40 m as the winner, Wolfgang Nordwig, but used more attempts. Lagerqvist placed fourth at the 1971 European Championships and seventh at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships and 1972 Olympics.[1][4] He won the national title in 1965 and 1972 and held several national records.[3]

Lagerqvist set three masters world records: in the M35 (1975), M50 (1990) and M55 categories (1996). He won eleven world titles in 1981–2015.[5]

References

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  2. Hans Lagerqvist. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. 1 2 Hans Lagerqvist 1940-04-28. storagrabbar.se
  4. Hans Lagerqvist. Swedish Olympic Committee
  5. World Masters Athletics Pole Vault, World Masters Indoor Pole Vault. wellingtonmastersathletics.org.nz
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