Majken Åberg (13 May 1918 – 14 February 1999) 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. In 1948 she won the national championships and placed seventh at the London Olympics. Her father Arvid was an Olympic

hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

er.

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1918 births 1999 deaths Swedish female discus throwers Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Norrköping 20th-century Swedish sportswomen IFK Norrköping athletes {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub