Vera Jacobsson | |
Birth Date: | c. 1900s |
Nationality: | Swedish |
Sport: | Track and field athletics |
Event: | Sprint events, standing long jump |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Vera Jacobsson (born circa 1900s) was a Swedish long jumper and sprinter who played a role in pioneering women's athletics in Sweden.
Jacobsson represented Sweden at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg. With a distance of 2.28 metres, she finished sixth in the standing long jump event.[1] Together with Sylvia Stave, Asta Plathino, and Märta Johansson, she also competed in the 4 × 110 yards relay. Her relay team secured a fourth-place finish.[2]
Jacobsson's participation in the Women's World Games was made possible through sponsorship by Idun, a prominent Swedish women's magazine.[3]