Kell Areskoug

Johan Kellgren Areskoug (18 August 1906 – 21 December 1996)[3] was a Swedish sprinter. He competed in the Olympics in 1932 and 1936 and won a bronze medal at the 1938 European Championships in the 400 m hurdles.[1]

Kell Areskoug
Personal information
Born18 August 1906
Jönköping, Sweden
Died21 December 1996 (aged 90)
Dylta bruk, Örebro, Sweden
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m, 400 m hurdles
ClubÖrgryte IS, Göteborg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m – 50.6 (1930)
110 mH – 14.9 (1931)
400 mH – 53.2 (1932)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1938 Paris400 m hurdles

Career

At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Areskoug competed in both the 400 m and the 400 m hurdles.[1] In the 400 m he went out in the heats, but in the hurdles he qualified for the final, running his personal best time of 53.2 in the semi-finals. In the final he only managed 54.6, finishing sixth and last.[1] Four years later in Berlin he only competed in the 400 m hurdles, failing to qualify from the heats.[1]

Areskoug placed third in the 400 m hurdles at the 1938 European Championships in Paris, running 53.6 and losing only to Prudent Joye and József Kovács.[4]

Areskoug held the Swedish 400 m hurdles title in 1931, 1933, 1935–38. He placed second in the 400 m hurdles in 1929–30 and in the 110 m hurdles in 1930–31 and 1935–36.[5]

References
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  1. "Kell Areskoug". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. Kjell Areskoug. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. Kell Areskoug. Swedish Olympic Committee
  4. "EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  5. Kjell Areskoug 1906–1996 Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se


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