Lennart Atterwall
Encyclopedia
Lennart Atterwall was a Swedish javelin throw
er and European champion. He participated at the 1936
Summer Olympics, where he placed fourth in javelin throw
. He became European champion in 1946.
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er and European champion. He participated at the 1936
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
Summer Olympics, where he placed fourth in javelin throw
Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 6, 1936. The final was won by German Gerhard Stöck.-Final:-References:...
. He became European champion in 1946.