Hjalmar Mellander

Swedish athlete
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IntroSwedish athlete
A.K.A.Hjalmar Stefanus Mellander
A.K.A.Hjalmar Stefanus Mellander
PlacesSweden
wasAthlete
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth14 December 1880, Falkenberg Municipality
Death3 October 1919Isle of Man (aged 38 years)
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Biography

Hjalmar Stefanus Mellander (14 December 1880 – 3 October 1919) was a Swedish track and field athlete. He competed in the 800 m, long jump, javelin throw and ancient pentathlon at the 1906 Intercalated Games and finished fourth in the long jump and javelin throw. He won the pentathlon event, which consisted of standing long jump, Greek-style discus throw, javelin throw, 192 m sprint and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Mellander was a physiotherapist who practiced in Liverpool since 1902. In 1939 he died while trying to rescue a drowning man on the Isle of Man.

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