- Henrik Sjöberg
Henrik Sjöberg (born
January 20 ,1875 inStockholm — diedAugust 1 ,1905 inHelsingør ) was a Swedish athlete and gymnast. He competed at the1896 Summer Olympics inAthens .Sjöberg placed fourth or fifth (with the other place going to
Georgios Gennimatas ofGreece ) in his preliminary heat of the 100 metres and did not advance to the final.Sjöberg also competed in the
high jump . He placed fourth out of the five man field, jumping a height of 1.60 metres.Sjöberg was one of nine athletes to compete in the
long jump . The only information known about his placing in the event is that he was not one of the top four. Similarly, he was not among the top four of the nine throwers of thediscus .In the gymnastics competitions, Sjöberg entered the vault competition. He did earn a medal, though beyond that his placement in the event is unknown.
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