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Swedish pole vaulter

Ernfrid Rydberg
Personal information
Born29 October 1896
Stockholm, Sweden
Died3 December 1976 (aged 80)
Uppsala, Sweden
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
ClubGefle IF
Achievements and titles
Personal best3.90 m (1922)

Erik Gunnar Ernfrid Rydberg (29 October 1896 – 3 December 1976) was a Swedish pole vaulter who comepted at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Career

At the 1920 Olympic Games, Rydberg competed in the pole vault event and finished fifth. Rydberg was the national champion in 1920, 1922 and 1924, and set a national record at 3.90 m in 1922.

Rydberg won the British AAA Championships title in the pole jump event at the 1921 AAA Championships.

References

  1. ^ Ernfrid Rydberg. sports-reference.com
  2. Ernfrid Rydberg. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. "Ernfrid Rydberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. Ernfrid Rydberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
  5. Ernfrid Rydberg 1896–1976 Archived 6 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se
  6. "Athletics". Northern Whig. 2 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Where Britain leads". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 4 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 November 2024.


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