John Eke
Encyclopedia
John Eke was a Swedish
athlete who competed in cross country
and long-distance
run.
He competed for a Sweden in the 1912 Summer Olympics
held in Stockholm
, Sweden
in the cross country where he won the bronze medal. He was also part of the Swedish team of silver medalist Hjalmar Andersson
and Josef Ternström
who won the gold medal in the cross country team competition.
Eke also competed in the 10000 metres event
and qualified for the final, where he did not participate.
After his 1912 Olympic victory, Eke moved to New York City
, where he competed for the Irish American Athletic Club
.
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....
athlete who competed in cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
and long-distance
Long-distance track event
Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy. These types of races are predominantly aerobic in nature and at the highest level, exceptional levels of aerobic endurance is required more than anything else...
run.
He competed for a Sweden in the 1912 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics
These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. 30 events were contested, all for men only.The athletics programme grew by 4 events since the 1908 Summer Olympics. The 5000 and 10000 metre races were introduced for the first time, as the 5 mile event was eliminated...
held 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...
, Sweden
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....
in the cross country where he won the bronze medal. He was also part of the Swedish team of silver medalist Hjalmar Andersson
Hjalmar Andersson
Hjalmar Andersson was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in cross country....
and Josef Ternström
Josef Ternström
Josef Ternström was a Swedish athlete who competed chiefly in the cross country....
who won the gold medal in the cross country team competition.
Eke also competed in the 10000 metres event
Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's 10000 metres
The men's 10,000 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the debut of the event, which along with the 5000 metres replaced the 5 mile race held at the 1908 Summer Olympics...
and qualified for the final, where he did not participate.
After his 1912 Olympic victory, Eke moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, where he competed for the Irish American Athletic Club
Irish American Athletic Club
The Irish American Athletic Club was an amateur athletic organization, based in Queens, New York at the beginning of the 20th Century.-Early years:...
.