Yngve Häckner
Yngve Häckner (9 August 1895 – 3 December 1987)
Sports career
Häckner was Swedish champion in the javelin throw in 1913, 1914, 1917 and 1918.[1][2] In all these years the two-handed format was used: the javelin was separately thrown with the right hand and the left hand, with the best results for both hands added together.[1] In 1917 he broke Urho Peltonen's world record for this event, totalling 114.28 and throwing 61.81 with his better hand.[1][2][3][4]
As throwing the javelin with both hands soon became a rarity, Häckner's world record has never been officially broken.[1][2][4] Norway's Olav Sunde achieved a total of 117.21 in 1930, throwing 66.86 with his better hand,[3] but that record wasn't officially ratified as the competition had been unsanctioned.[5]
Later life
Häckner was a
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Yngve Häckner" (in Swedish). Project Runeberg. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ a b c "Stora Grabbar" (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö.
- ^ a b Vélez Blasco, Miguel. "Part III: Llançaments – Tema 12 JAVELINA" (PDF) (in Catalan). Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya / Federació Catalana d'Atletisme. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Rekordenes Utvikling/Progression of the Records Men". Norwegian Athletics Federation. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
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