Maj Jacobsson
 Maj Jacobsson, circa 1930 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 November 1909 Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 31 January 1996 (aged 86) Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | 80 m hurdles, 200 m, long jump | |||||||||||
| Club | IK Göta | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 80 mH – 12.1 (1930) 200 m – 27.1 (1930) LJ – 5.38 m (1930)[1] | |||||||||||
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Maj Jacobsson (25 November 1909 – 31 January 1996)[2] was a Swedish athlete who won the 80 metres hurdles event at the 1930 Women's World Games.
Biography
Domestically she won eight titles in 1929–1930, in the 80 metres, 80 metres hurdles, 200 metres, long jump and standing long jump.[3]
In August 1930, she won the national titles in 80 metres, 200 metres, 80 metres hurdles, long jump, standing long jump and 4 × 80 metres relay at the Swedish Women's Athletics Championships in Norrköping.[4] On 2 September 1930, she broke the 80 metres hurdles world record with a time of 12.1.[5][6] Later the same year, she competed at the 1930 Women's World Games, and won the 80 metres hurdles event and finished fourth in the long jump event.[6]
During her career, she set Swedish records in 80 metres, 200 metres, 80 metres hurdles (four times), long jump, standing long jump and triathlon.[6] Jacobsson represented Stockholms KBK in 1929 and IK Göta in 1930, which was the year she ended her career.[6]
She was married to Eivar Widlund, an association football goalkeeper.[3]
References
- ^ Maj Jacobsson. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Sveriges Dödbok 1901–2009, DVD-ROM, Version 5.00, Sveriges Släktforskarförbund (2010)
- ^ a b Maj Jacobsson Widlund 1909–1996 Archived 16 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se
- ^ Wiger, Erik (2006). Svenska mästerskapen i friidrott 1896-2005: medaljörerna, historierna, bilderna : 110 år, 702 SM-arrangemang och 14 500 medaljer (in Swedish). Trångsund: Textograf. pp. 19–31, 180, 184, 210, 222, 224, 242. ISBN 91-631-9065-6.
- ^ Hymans, Richard; Matrahazi, Imre, eds. (2015), Progression of IAAF World Records 2015 edition (PDF), International Association of Athletics Federations
- ^ a b c d Lindhagen, Sven (1941). "Jacobsson, Maj, g. Widlund". Nordisk familjeboks sportlexikon: uppslagsverk för sport, gymnastik och friluftsliv. Band 4 Hockey–Lahtinen (in Swedish). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlag. pp. 399–400.