Torgny Georg Erik Otto Wåhlander (born 15 November 1935) is a retired Swedish

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

er who competed at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

. He won the national title in 1955, 1956, 1958–60 and 1962, setting a national record in 1960.

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1935 births Living people Swedish male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes from Stockholm 20th-century Swedish sportsmen Turebergs FK athletes {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub