 John Jansson at the 1912 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 July 1892 Stockholm, Sweden-Norway | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 October 1943 (aged 51) Bromma, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Diving | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Stockholms KK | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Carl Johan Erik "John" Jansson (18 July 1892 – 10 October 1943) was a Swedish diver, who competed at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.
In the 1912 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the plain high diving event, was seventh in the 3 metre springboard, and was eliminated in the 10 metre platform event heats. Eight years later, he won a bronze medal in the plain high diving event and was sixth in the 3 metre springboard. In 1924, he won a silver medal in the plain high diving event.
References
- "Johan Jansson". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- Johan Jansson Archived 21 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
External links
- John Jansson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- John Jansson at Olympedia
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