Birth Date: | 4 February 1925 |
Birth Place: | Nordingrå, Sweden |
Death Place: | Umeå, Sweden |
Height: | 1.76 m |
Weight: | 64 kg |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Triple jump, high jump |
Club: | Nordingrå SK |
Pb: | TJ – 15.40 m (1948) HJ – 1.99 m (1951) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Per Arne Åhman (4 February 1925 – 5 July 2022) was a Swedish athlete who won the triple jump event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Åhman was born on 4 February 1925.[1] His first jump measured 15.40 metres and set a new Swedish record. At European championships Åhman won a bronze medal in the triple jump in 1946 and a silver in high jump in 1950. Åhman won national titles in the triple jump in 1946 and 1947 and in the high jump in 1950. He was a teacher by profession. Åhman died on 5 July 2022, at the age of 97.[2]