Folke Jansson

Folke Georg "Pytta" Jansson (23 April 1897 – 18 July 1965) was a Swedish athlete who specialized in the triple jump.^[2]

Folke Jansson

Folke Jansson at the 1920 Olympics
Personal information
Born	23 April 1897 Jönköping, Sweden
Died	18 July 1965 (aged 68) Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Triple jump, hurdles
Club	Örgryte IS, Göteborg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	TJ – 15.09 m (1920) 110 mH – 16.7 (1917)[1]
Medal record Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp Triple jump

career

Janson competed at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics and finished in second and fifth place, respectively.^[3][4]

Jansson won seven Swedish triple jump titles, in 1917 and 1919–24, and held the Swedish record from 1918 to 1931. Jansson won the British AAA Championships title in the triple jump event at the 1921 AAA Championships.^[5][6][7]

He worked as an insurance clerk in Gothenburg.^[3][8]