Olle Laessker

Olle Laessker
Personal information
Born2 April 1922
Died19 September 1992 (aged 70)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100–400 m, long jump
ClubJönköping AIF
Gavle SGF[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 10.7 (1947)
200 m – 21.8 (1945)
400 m – 48.8 (1945)
LJ – 7.50 m (1946)[2]
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
European Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 1946 Oslo Long jump
Gold medal – first place 1946 Oslo 4×100 m relay

Olle Laessker (2 April 1922 – 19 September 1992) was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in long jump and sprinting events.[3]

He had his best achievements at the 1946 European Athletics Championships in Oslo, where he won the long jump by a margin of two centimeters, then teamed up with Stig Danielsson, Inge Nilsson and Stig Håkansson to win a second gold for Sweden in the 4 × 100 metres relay.[4] He was Sweden's first European medallist in the long jump.

Laessker was awarded the Stora grabbars märke for his achievements, listed as the 116th recipient in the sport of athletics.[1] He was the Swedish long jump champion in 1946 and 1947.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Medlemmar (in Swedish). Storagrabbar. Retrieved on 2014-10-16.
  2. ^ Olle Laessker. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ Peter Matthews: Athletics 1993, Windsor 1993 OCLC 282313943
  4. ^ European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-10-16.
  5. ^ Nordisk familjeboks sportlexikon. Stockholm: Nordisk Familjeboks Förlags AB. 1938–1949