Olof Hjalmar "Olle" Hallberg (13 July 1903 – 31 January 1996) was a Swedish

long jumper The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

. He competed at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

and finished in 10th place. Hallberg won the Swedish title in 1925–30, 1932 and 1934, and the English AAA title in 1930. For some time he shared the Swedish national record of 7.53 m with Erik Svensson, and was a member of Swedish Athletics Association.

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1903 births 1996 deaths Swedish male long jumpers Olympic athletes of Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics People from Östersund Municipality Sportspeople from Jämtland County 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub