Åke Hedvall (9 April 1910 – 7 April 1969) was a Swedish

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

er. He was born in Västerfärnebo. He competed at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

in Berlin, where he placed 8th in the

final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which d ...

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* 1910 births 1969 deaths Swedish male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sweden 20th-century Swedish sportsmen People from Sala Municipality, Sweden Sportspeople from Västmanland County {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub