Karl Gustaf Vilhelm Staaf (April 6, 1881 – February 15, 1953) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete and

tug of war Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport that pits two teams against each other in a test of strength: teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal being to bring the rope a certa ...

competitor who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was born in Stockholm and died in

Motala Motala () is a locality and the seat of Motala Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 29,823 inhabitants (41,956 in the entire municipality) in 2010. It is the third largest city of Östergötland, following Linköping and Norrköping. ...

. He finished seventh in the pole vault competition and fifth in the hammer throw event. In the triple jump event and in the standing triple jump event his exact results are unknown. He also participated on the Dano-Swedish

team which won the gold medal against opponents France. These were the first Olympic gold medals for Sweden.

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* 1881 births 1953 deaths Swedish male hammer throwers Swedish male pole vaulters Swedish male triple jumpers Athletes from Stockholm Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics Tug of war competitors at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Sweden Olympic tug of war competitors of Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in tug of war Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics {{tugofwar-bio-stub

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