Olle Bexell

Lennart Andersson
Personal information
Born 14 June 1909
Luleå, Sweden
Died 6 January 2003 (aged 93)
Uppsala, Sweden
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Decathlon
Club IFK Luleå
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 6781 (1937)[1][2]

Karl Olof Alfred "Olle" Bexel (14 June 1909 – 6 January 2003)[3] was a Swedish decathlete. He finished seventh at the 1936 Summer Olympics and won a European title in 1938.[1] Bexell was Swedish champion in the pentathlon in 1938 and in the decathlon in 1935–38. He held the national decathlon record from 1937 to 1966.[4]

References

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  3. Olle Bexell. Swedish Olympic Committee
  4. Olof Bexell 1909–2003. storagrabbar.se


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