Ragnar "Ragge" Torsten Lundberg (22 September 1924 – 10 July 2011) was a

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pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

er who competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics. He won a bronze medal in 1952 and finished fifth in 1948 and 1956. At the European championships he won a gold in 1950 and a silver in 1954; in 1950 he also won a silver medal in the 110 m hurdles. During his career Lundberg improved the European pole vault record from 4.32 m to 4.44 m (1948–52) and the Swedish record from 4.21 m to 4.46 m. He held national titles in the pole vault (1948–58) and 110 m hurdles (1949–51 and 1953).

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Obituary – Aftonbladet (Swedish)
1924 births 2011 deaths Swedish male pole vaulters Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sweden European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) People from Nybro Municipality Sportspeople from Kalmar County {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub