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 event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by th ...

er. He was born in

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. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where he placed 8th in the

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* 1910 births 1969 deaths Swedish male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Sweden {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub