Elsa Svensson
Elsa Sanfridsson Svensson with married name Sanfridsson (10 October 1906 - 11 July 1992) was a Swedish track and field athlete specialized in the throwing events.[1][2] She was a member of Lidköpings IS and IK Göta. She received in 1948 the Stora Grabbars och Tjejers Märke award.[3]
 Haglund (with number 29) at the 1926 Women's World Games | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Elsa Sanfridsson Svensson | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1906 Lidköping, Sweden | ||||||||||||
| Died | 11 July 1992 (aged 85) Lidköping, Sweden | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field athletics | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | shot put, discus throw | ||||||||||||
| Club | Lidköpings IS, IK Göta | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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She won the silver medal at the 1926 Women's World Games in the shot put event and the bronze medal in the discus throw event. She also competed at the 1930 Women's World Games in Prague she finished sixth in the shot put event and fifth in the discus throw event.[4][5][6] She became twelve times national champion in different events between 1927 and 1934.[3]
References
- ↑ Sveriges Dödbok 1860–2016, USB, Version 7.10, Sveriges Släktforskarförbund (2016).
- ↑ Elsa Sanfridsson Svensson 1906-1992, storagrabbar.se
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Elsa Karolina Svensson-Sanfridsson, skbl.se
- ↑ "De derde vrouwenwereldspelen te Praag". De Amstelbode (in Nederlands). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "De derde vrouwenwereldspelen". Het Vaderland (in Nederlands). 8 September 1930. Retrieved 29 June 2022 – via Delpher.
- ↑ "Onze dames blinken uit". De avondpost (in Nederlands). 9 September 1930. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via Delpher.