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Owe Jonsson (23 November 1940 – 29 September 1962) was a Swedish sprinter, ice hockey player and bandy player.
Prior to his death, Jonsson was a rapidly improving sprinter who competed over 100, 200 and 400 metres. He broke the Swedish national record six times over 200 metres, his strongest event. He became European Champion over that distance at the 1962 European Championships in Belgrade, setting a new championship record in the final with a time of 20.7 seconds. Less than two weeks after winning in Belgrade, Jonsson died in a car accident on the road between his hometown, Växjö, and Alvesta. A street near the athletics track in Växjö is named after him. Aside from athletics, Jonsson also played ice hockey and bandy for Nässjö IF.
European Champions in Men's 200 m 1934: Chris Berger (NED) • 1938: Tinus Osendarp (NED) • 1946: Nikolay Karakulov (URS) • 1950: Brian Shenton (GBR) • 1954: Heinz Fütterer (FRG) • 1958: Manfred Germar (FRG) • 1962: Owe Jonsson (SWE) • 1966: Roger Bambuck (FRA) • 1969: Philippe Clerc (SUI) • 1971: Valeriy Borzov (URS) • 1974: Pietro Mennea (ITA) • 1978: Pietro Mennea (ITA) • 1982: Olaf Prenzler (GDR) • 1986: Vladimir Krylov (URS) • 1990: John Regis (GBR) • 1994: Geir Moen (NOR) • 1998: Douglas Walker (GBR) • 2002: Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE) • 2006: Francis Obikwelu (POR) • 2010: Christophe Lemaitre (FRA)
Categories:- 1940 births
- 1962 deaths
- People from Växjö
- Swedish sprinters
- Road accident deaths in Sweden
- Swedish athletics biography stubs
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