Kjell Allan Sjöberg (11 May 1937 – 10 September 2013) was a Swedish

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...

Career

He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the normal hill and large hill events with the best result of fifth place in the large hill in 1964. He set two world records, 141 metres (464 ft) in 1964 and 148 metres (486 ft) in 1967, both on

Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze (''Heini Klopfer Ski Flying Hill'') is a ski flying hill in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was opened in 1950, and was later renamed after its architect, Heini Klopfer. A total of 21 world records have been set on the hill ...

ski flying hill in

Oberstdorf Oberstdorf (Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Oberschdorf'') is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality and skiing and hiking town in Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps. It is the southernmost settlement in German ...

West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ...

. He won a bronze medal in that event at the

1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1966 took place 17–27 February 1966 in Oslo, Norway at the Holmenkollen ski arena. This was the third time the Norwegian capital hosted this event having done so in 1930 and at the 1952 Winter Olympics. T ...

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

. After retiring from competitions Sjöberg worked in the paint and paper production industries. He died aged 76 and was survived by wife Astrid, daughter Marie, two brothers and a sister.

Ski jumping world records

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sjoberg, Kjell 1937 births 2013 deaths Sportspeople from Örnsköldsvik Municipality Swedish male ski jumpers Ski jumpers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1968 Winter Olympics FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in ski jumping Olympic ski jumpers for Sweden Skiers from Västernorrland County 20th-century Swedish sportsmen People from Själevad