Lennart Atterwall

Lennart Folke Alfons Atterwall (born Ohlsson, 26 March 1911 – 23 April 2001) was a Swedish javelin thrower who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Lennart Atterwall

Personal information
Born	26 March 1911 Perstorp, Sweden
Died	23 April 2001 (aged 90) Sjöbo, Sweden
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin throw, decathlon
Club	IFK Knislinge
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	JT – 75.10 m (1937) Dec – 6268 (1940)[1][2]
Medal record Representing  Sweden European Championships 1946 Oslo Javelin throw

Biography

Atterwall won the British AAA Championships title in the javelin throw event at the 1935 AAA Championships.^[4][5][6]

At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Atterwall finished fourth in the javelin.^[7]

He won the European title in 1946.^[1][8] Atterwall held Swedish titles in the javelin throw (1934–35, 37–41 and 1946), pentathlon (1937) and decathlon (1940).