Dag Wennlund
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Dag Bengt Wennlund is a retired javelin throw
er from Sweden
, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics (1988, 1992 and 1996). He is a three-time Swedish champion in the men's javelin event (1985, 1986 and 1991). His personal best is 85.02, thrown on May 28, 1995 in Alvesta
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Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er from Sweden
Sweden
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, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics (1988, 1992 and 1996). He is a three-time Swedish champion in the men's javelin event (1985, 1986 and 1991). His personal best is 85.02, thrown on May 28, 1995 in Alvesta
Alvesta
Alvesta is a locality and the seat of Alvesta Municipality in Kronoberg County, Sweden, with 7,647 inhabitants in 2005.Alvesta is an important railway junction, joining the Stockholm–Malmö–Copenhagen railway with the Gothenburg–Kalmar/Karlskrona railway.- References :...
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Achievements
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| 1987 | World Championships 1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 37 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 30, 1987. All results were made with rough surfaced javelin... |
Rome, Italy | 8th | 78.40 m |
| 1988 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:... |
Seoul, South Korea | 8th | 78.30 m |
| 1990 | European Championships 1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. The final was held on 28 August 1990... |
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16th | 77.64 m |
| 1991 | World Championships 1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 41 participating athletes, with the final held on Monday August 26, 1991. All results were made with rough surfaced javelin... |
Tokyo, Japan | 7th | 81.14 m |
| 1992 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders... |
Barcelona, Spain | 15th | 77.88 m |
| 1993 | World Championships 1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total of 47 participating athletes, with the final held on Monday August 16, 1993. All results were made with rough surfaced javelin... |
Stuttgart, Germany | 6th | 80.25 m |
| 1994 | European Championships 1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin These are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes. The final was held on 8 August 1994... |
Helsinki, Finland | 10th | 78.52 m |
| 1995 | World Championships 1995 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday 13 August 1995... |
Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | 82.04 m |
| 1996 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:... |
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26th | 75.24 m |