Majken Åberg (13 May 1918 – 14 February 1999) was a Swedish

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

er. In 1948 she won the national championships and placed seventh at the London Olympics. Her father Arvid was an Olympic

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...

er.

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1918 births 1999 deaths Swedish female discus throwers Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Norrköping {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub