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Jansson finished second behind fellow Swede [[Ossian Skiöld]] in the hammer throw event at the [[1931 AAA Championships]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003214/19310704/264/0013 |title=Athletics records may be smashed today |work=Daily News (London) |date=4 July 1931 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 January 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000681/19310706/286/0014 |title=Few AAA titles go abroad |work=Daily Herald |date=6 July 1931 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 January 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=10 January 2025 }}</ref> |
Jansson finished second behind fellow Swede [[Ossian Skiöld]] in the hammer throw event at the [[1931 AAA Championships]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003214/19310704/264/0013 |title=Athletics records may be smashed today |work=Daily News (London) |date=4 July 1931 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 January 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000681/19310706/286/0014 |title=Few AAA titles go abroad |work=Daily Herald |date=6 July 1931 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 January 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=10 January 2025 }}</ref> |
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He competed at the [[1932 Summer Olympics]], finishing in 7th in the [[Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men’s hammer throw|hammer throw event]].<ref name=r1/><ref name=sok/> Jansson won a bronze medal at the 1934 European Championships before going to his second Olympic Games, finishing 12th in the [[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men’s hammer throw|hammer throw event]] at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=r1/><ref name=sok/> Jansson held Swedish titles in the hammer throw in 1931, 1933–35 and 1937 and in the [[weight throw]] in 1929–31, 1933–35, 1937 and 1938.<ref name=sg/> |
He competed at the [[1932 Summer Olympics]], finishing in 7th in the [[Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men’s hammer throw|hammer throw event]].<ref name=r1/><ref name=sok/> Jansson won a bronze medal at the 1934 European Championships before going to his second Olympic Games, finishing 12th in the [[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men’s hammer throw|hammer throw event]] at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=r1/><ref name=sok/> Jansson held Swedish titles in the hammer throw in 1931, 1933–35 and 1937 and in the [[weight throw]] in 1929–31, 1933–35, 1937 and 1938.<ref name=sg/> |
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| Born | 13 October 1897 |
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| Died | 15 December 1953 (aged 56) |
| Height | 1.89Â m (6Â ft 2Â in) |
| Weight | 108Â kg (238Â lb) |
| Sport | Athletics |
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Hammer throw |
| Club | IFK Eskilstuna |
| Personal best | 53.41 m (1935)[1][2] |
Johan Gunnar Jansson (13 October 1897 – 15 December 1953) was a Swedish hammer thrower who competed at two Olympic Games.[1][3]
Jansson finished second behind fellow Swede Ossian Skiöld in the hammer throw event at the 1931 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]
He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics, finishing in 7th in the hammer throw event.[1][7] Jansson won a bronze medal at the 1934 European Championships before going to his second Olympic Games, finishing 12th in the hammer throw event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1][7] Jansson held Swedish titles in the hammer throw in 1931, 1933–35 and 1937 and in the weight throw in 1929–31, 1933–35, 1937 and 1938.[8]
