Johan Jansson

For the composer, see John Jansson (composer).

Johan Jansson
John Jansson at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Born18 July 1892
Stockholm, Sweden-Norway
Died10 October 1943 (aged 51)
Bromma, Sweden
Sport
SportDiving
ClubStockholms KK
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1924 Paris Plain high diving
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm Plain high diving
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Plain high diving

Carl Johan Erik "John" Jansson (18 July 1892 – 10 October 1943) was a Swedish diver, who competed at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

In the 1912 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the plain high diving event, was seventh in the 3 metre springboard, and was eliminated in the 10 metre platform event heats. Eight years later, he won a bronze medal in the plain high diving event and was sixth in the 3 metre springboard. In 1924, he won a silver medal in the plain high diving event.[2]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Jansson.
  1. ^ "Johan Jansson". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ Johan Jansson Archived 21 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.