Kenth Eldebrink was a Swedish

Sweden

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 athlete who mainly competed in the men's javelin throw event.

He competed for Sweden at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

 held in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, California

California

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, where he won the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw event. He is the elder brother of the former ice hockey player Anders Eldebrink

Anders Eldebrink

Anders Eldebrink is a retired ice hockey defenceman in the SEL in the 1970s and 1980s. He also played 165 games for the Swedish national team....

.

His twin daughters, Frida and Elin, are professional basketball

Basketball

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 players.

Achievements

Representing
1982	European Championships 1982 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin These are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 21 competitors. The final was held on 7 September 1982...	Athens, Greece	11th	76.76 m
1983	World Championships 1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland had a total number of 18 participating athletes, with the final held on 12 August 1983. All results were made with rough surfaced javelin...	Helsinki, Finland	6th	83.28 m
1984	Olympic Games Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:...	Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... , USA	3rd	83.72 m