Kenth Eldebrink (born 14 May 1955 in

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) is a retired

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athlete who mainly competed in the men's javelin throw event. He competed for Sweden at the

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held in

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, where he won the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw event. He retired in 1986. He is the older brother of the former ice hockey player

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. His twin daughters,

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and Elin, are professional

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players.

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1955 births Swedish male javelin throwers Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sweden Living people Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub