Ragnar Lundberg
Swedish pole vaulter
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Born | 22 September 1924 Madesjö, Nybro, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 July 2011 (aged 86) Kalmar, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Pole vault, hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | IFK Södertälje | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | PV – 4.46 m (1956) 110 mH – 14.7 (1950)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ragnar "Ragge" Torsten Lundberg (22 September 1924 – 10 July 2011) was a Swedish pole vaulter who competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics. He won a bronze medal in 1952 and finished fifth in 1948 and 1956.[1] At the European championships he won a gold in 1950 and a silver in 1954; in 1950 he also won a silver medal in the 110 m hurdles.[3]
During his career Lundberg improved the European pole vault record from 4.32 m to 4.44 m (1948–52)[2] and the Swedish record from 4.21 m to 4.46 m. He held national titles in the pole vault (1948–58) and 110 m hurdles (1949–51 and 1953).[4]
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European Athletics Championships champions in men's pole vault
- 1934: Gustav Wegner (GER)
- 1938: Karl Sutter (GER)
- 1946: Allan Lindberg (SWE)
- 1950: Ragnar Lundberg (SWE)
- 1954: Eeles Landström (FIN)
- 1958: Eeles Landström (FIN)
- 1962: Pentti Nikula (FIN)
- 1966: Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
- 1969: Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
- 1971: Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
- 1974: Vladimir Kishkun (URS)
- 1978: Vladimir Trofimenko (URS)
- 1982: Aleksandr Krupskiy (URS)
- 1986: Sergey Bubka (URS)
- 1990: Radion Gataullin (RUS)
- 1994: Radion Gataullin (RUS)
- 1998: Maksim Tarasov (RUS)
- 2002: Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR)
- 2006: Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR)
- 2010: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
- 2012: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
- 2014: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
- 2016: Robert Sobera (POL)
- 2018: Armand Duplantis (SWE)
- 2022: Armand Duplantis (SWE)
- 2024: Armand Duplantis (SWE)
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