Carl-Axel "Cacka" Christiernsson (7 January 1898 – 27 October 1969) was a

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hurdler who competed at the

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and

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. In 1920 he finished fifth in the

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and sixth in the 110 m event. Four years later he placed fourth in the 110 m final. Nationally Christiernsson won the Swedish hurdles titles over 110 m in 1920–22 and over 400 m in 1920–22 and 1924; he was also the English AAA champion in the 440 yards in 1921. In 1922–1926 he occasionally competed in the United States and set American indoor hurdles records over 60, 80 and 100 yards.

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1898 births 1969 deaths Swedish male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Athletes from Stockholm {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub