Bo Ekelund
(1894-1983)
Swedish high jumper
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Bo Daniel Ekelund (26 July 1894 – 1 April 1983) was a Swedish high jumper who won a bronze medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Ekelund was a top Scandinavian high jumper in the late 1910s. He won the Swedish Games with a jump of 1.85 m in 1916, the Scandinavian triangular meet in 1919, and Swedish national titles in 1919 and 1920. In September 1919 he set a new Scandinavian record at 1.93 m, which was the world's best jump in 1919. He received the Swedish sport award Stora Grabbars Märke in 1928.
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26 July 1894 Gävle, Sweden
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1 April 1983 (aged 88) Saltsjöbaden, Stockholm, Sweden
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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