John Jansson

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

John Jansson
John Jansson at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Born18 July 1892
Stockholm, Sweden
Died10 October 1943 (aged 51)
Bromma, Sweden
Sport
SportDiving
ClubStockholms KK

In 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 heats of 10 metre platform event. 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.[1]

References

  1. Johan Jansson Archived 21 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com


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