Curt Sjöberg
Encyclopedia
Curt Josef Sjöberg was a Swedish
gymnast
and diver
who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
, in the 1924 Summer Olympics
, and in the 1928 Summer Olympics
.
He was born and died in Stockholm
.
Sjöberg was part of the Swedish team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event in 1920.
In 1924 he finished seventh in the 3 metre springboard competition
.
Four years later he was eliminated in the first round of the 1928 3 metre springboard event
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
gymnast
Gymnast
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
and diver
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
, in the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...
, and in the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
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He was born and died in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
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Sjöberg was part of the Swedish team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event in 1920.
In 1924 he finished seventh in the 3 metre springboard competition
Diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard
The men's 3 metre springboard, also reported as plongeons du tremplin , was one of five diving events on the diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was actually held from both 3 metre and 1 metre boards...
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Four years later he was eliminated in the first round of the 1928 3 metre springboard event
Diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard
The men's 3 metre springboard, also reported as fancy diving, was one of four diving events on the diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was actually held from both 3 metre and 1 metre boards...
.