Ragnar Lundberg

Ragnar " Ragge " Torsten Lundberg ( born September 22, 1924 in Madesjö; † 10 July 2011) was a Swedish athlete who eleven times Swedish champion in the pole vault and four times Swedish champion in the 110- meter hurdles was.

Career

At the Olympic Games in London in 1948, he was fifth in the pole vault with 4.10 meters, but was behind the Finns Erkki Kataja at No. 2 and the Norwegian Erling Kaas in 4th place only third best Europeans. Two years later at the European Championships in Brussels in 1950, he finished in 14.7 seconds first second in the hurdles behind the Franzozen André- Jacques Marie. Two days later he won the title in the pole vault with 4.30 meters in front of the two Finns Valto Olenius and Jukka Piironen each with 4.25 meters.

In Helsinki in the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, he jumped 4.40 meters and won the bronze medal behind Americans Bob Richards and Don Laz At the European Championships in Berne in 1954, he jumped as the Finnish winner Eeles Landström 4.40 meters, but was only silver. At the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 Lundberg finished with 4.25 meters in fifth place in Stockholm, he was at the European Championships in 1958 with 4.20 meters again tenth.

In 1952, he presented with 4.44 meters on a European record. His best performance he scored with 4.46 meters. During his career, his competition weight was 73 kg with a height of 1.81 m.