Per Arne Åhman (4 February 1925 – 5 July 2022) was a Swedish athlete who won the

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

event at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. Åhman was born on 4 February 1925. His first jump measured 15.40 metres and set a new Swedish record. At European championships Åhman won a bronze medal in the triple jump in 1946 and a silver in high jump in 1950. Åhman won national titles in the triple jump in 1946 and 1947 and in the high jump in 1950. He was a teacher by profession. Åhman died on 5 July 2022, at the age of 97.

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* 1925 births 2022 deaths People from Kramfors Municipality Swedish male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Västernorrland County {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub