Ivar Sahlin

Ivar Sahlin (16 December 1895 – 24 November 1980) was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Ivar Sahlin

Personal information
Born	16 December 1895 Sundsvall, Västernorrland, Sweden
Died	24 November 1980 (aged 84) Sigtuna, Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	high jump/triple jump
Club	IFK Sundsvall

Career

Sahlin born in Sundsvall,^[1] won the British AAA Championships title in the triple jump event at the 1914 AAA Championships.^[2][3][4]

At the 1920 Olympic Games, Sahlin finished fourth in the triple jump competition. Four years later at the 1924 Olympic Games, he was eliminated in the qualification of the triple jump competition and finished eighth overall. In the high jump event he was also eliminated in the qualification and finished tenth overall.

He died in Sigtuna.