 Leyman at the 1948 Olympics | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 June 1922 Stenungsund, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 5 January 2013 (aged 90) Hisings Kärra, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m, long jump | |||||||||||
| Club | Kvinnliga IK Sport | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 12.0 (1948) 200 m – 25.8 (1946) LJ – 5.58 m (1948) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Ann-Britt Leyman (later Olsson; 10 June 1922 – 5 January 2013) was a Swedish sprinter and long jumper who won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Leyman never won a national long jump title, but she won 15 national sprint championships: in the 80 m (1941), 100 m (1942–44 and 1946–49) and 200 m (1942–47 and 1949). At the 1946 European Athletics Championships she finished fourth-sixth in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay events.
References
- ^ Ann-Britt Leyman. sports-reference.com
- Ann-Britt Leyman. trackfield.brinkster.net
- Ann-Britt Leyman. Swedish Olympic Committee.
- Ann-Britt Leyman Archived 16 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se
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