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Representing  Finland
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1934 Turin | Pole vault |
John Erik "Joppe" Lindroth (11 February 1906 – 12 August 1974)[1] was a Finnish pole vaulter. He came third in men's pole vault at the 1934 European Championships in Turin and was the first Finn to clear four metres.
Career
Lindroth improved the Finnish record several times between 1928 and 1931, raising it from 3.81 m to 4.03 m.[2] He first cleared four metres on 22 September 1929, jumping 4.01 m in Helsinki; he was the first Finn and only the fourth European to clear four metres, after Norway's Charles Hoff, Denmark's Henry Petersen and Sweden's Henry Lindblad.[2] At the 1934 European Championships in Turin he won the bronze medal, clearing 3.90 m on that occasion.[3] He was the first internationally competitive Finnish pole vaulter.[4]
References
- ^ John Lindroth at Tilastopaja (in Finnish) (registration required)
- ^ a b Jukola, Martti (1935). Huippu-urheilun historia (in Finnish). Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö.
- ^ "European Championships (Men)". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "Stavhopp" (in Swedish). Uppslagsverket Finland. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
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