Willy Rasmussen (Danish athlete)

Willy Rasmussen
Personal information
Nationality Danish
Born 6 November 1910
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died 3 September 1958 (aged 47)
Horsens, Denmark
Residence Copenhagen, Denmark
Alma mater University of Copenhagen
Sport
Country Denmark
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Long jump, triple jump, high jump, sprint
Club KIF, Copenhagen
Retired 1937
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) LJ – 7.30 m (1931)[1]
TJ – 14.49 m (1931)[2]
HJ – 1.83 m (1929)
100 m – 11.2 (1932)
200 m – 23.0 (1930)[3]

Willy Rasmussen (6 November 1910 – 3 September 1958) was a Danish athlete who competed in the long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] Between 1929 and 1937 he won 19 national titles and set nine national records in the long jump, high jump, triple jump, decathlon and sprint running. His last long jump record stood from 1931 to 1964.[3]

Rasmussen was a lawyer and had two sons: Olle, also a lawyer, and Gert Mandrup, a sports doctor.[3]

References

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  3. 1 2 3 Fra Årets Fund til sagfører i Horsens. Horsens Idrætsarkiv
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