Lars Gösta Haglund (born 22 May 1940) is a retired Swedish

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

er who competed at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq ...

. In 1965 he won the discus throw at the

Summer Universiade The FISU World University Games, formerly the Universiade, is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The former name is a portmanteau of the words "Universi ...

and British AAA Athletics Championships. Haglund was the Swedish champion in the discus in 1962–66 and held multiple national records in this event. Haglund won the British

AAA Championships The AAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event in the United Kingdom during its lifetime, despite the existence of the offi ...

title in the discus throw event at the

1965 AAA Championships The 1965 AAA Championships was the 1965 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 9 to 10 July 1965 at White City Stadium in London, England. Summary The C ...

References

1940 births Living people Swedish male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes from Stockholm Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for Sweden Medalists at the 1965 Summer Universiade Westermalms IF athletes SoIK Hellas athletes Spårvägens FK athletes 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub