Karl Erik Emanuel "Spänst" Svensson (also Eric; 10 September 1903 – 22 September 1986) was a Swedish athlete who specialized in the

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

and

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

Career

In the long jump he finished eighth and fourth at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics, respectively. In the triple jump he won silver medals at the 1932 Olympics and 1934 European Championships. Nationally Svensson won the long jump and triple jump titles in 1933 and held Swedish records in the triple jump (1931–48) and long jump (1934–59).Eric Svensson
. sports-reference.com Svensson finished second behind

Rudi Dobermann Rudolf Dobermann (14 December 1902 – 1 November 1979) was a German athlete. He competed in the long jump at the 1928 Summer Olympics and finished 18th. His club was the Marienburger SC of Cologne. Biography Dobermann first trained in gymna ...

in the long jump event and second behind Willem Peters in the triple jump at the British

1927 AAA Championships The 1927 AAA Championships was the 1927 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 1 to 4 July 1927 at Stamford Bridge (stadium), Stamford Bridge in London, En ...

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* 1903 births 1986 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Swedish male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Swedish male triple jumpers European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Jönköping Athletes from Jönköping County 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub