Maj Jacobsson (25 November 1909 – 31 January 1996) was a Swedish athlete who won the 80 m hurdles event at the

1930 Women's World Games The 1930 Women's World Games ( Czech and Slovak III Ženské Světové Hry v Praze, French 3è Jeux Féminins Mondiaux ) were the third regular international Women's World Games, the tournament was held between September 6 - September 8

. Domestically she won eight titles in 1929–1930, in the 80 m, 80 m hurdles, 200 m,

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

standing long jump The standing long jump, also known as the standing broad jump, is an athletics event. It was an Olympic event until 1912. It is one of three standing variants of track and field jumping events, which also include the standing high jump and ...

. She was married to Eivar Widlund, an association football goalkeeper.

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1909 births 1996 deaths Swedish female sprinters Swedish female long jumpers Swedish female hurdlers Athletes from Stockholm 20th-century Swedish women {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub