Lennart Folke Alfons Atterwall (born ''Ohlsson'', 26 March 1911 – 23 April 2001) was a Swedish

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

er. He finished fourth at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

and won the European title in 1946. Atterwall held Swedish titles in the javelin throw (1934–35, 37–41 and 1946), pentathlon (1937) and decathlon (1940).

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1911 births 2001 deaths Swedish male javelin throwers Olympic athletes of Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub