Georg Åberg
Encyclopedia
Nils Georg Åberg was a Swedish
athlete who competed mainly in the Long and Triple jump.
He was born in Hällestad
, Norrköping
.
Åberg competed for a Sweden in the 1912 Summer Olympics
held in Stockholm
, Sweden
in the Triple jump where he won the Silver medal this went with the bronze medal he won in the long jump the same year.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
athlete who competed mainly in the Long and Triple jump.
He was born in Hällestad
Hällestad
Hällestad is a locality situated in Finspång Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 357 inhabitants in 2005....
, Norrköping
Norrköping
Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...
.
Åberg competed for a Sweden in the 1912 Summer Olympics
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...
held in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in the Triple jump where he won the Silver medal this went with the bronze medal he won in the long jump the same year.