Håkan Lidman
Swedish hurdler
Lidman (left) vs. Sten Pettersson in 1935 | |||||||||||||||
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Born | 31 January 1915 Västra Frölunda, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
Died | 6 June 2000 (aged 85) Estepona, Spain | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 110 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||
Club | Örgryte IS, Göteborg; Rydboholms SK, Viskafors | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 110 mH – 14.0 (1940)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
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Håkan Lidman (31 January 1915 – 6 June 2000)[3] was a Swedish hurdler who specialized in the 110 m event. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics and finished fourth and sixth, respectively. He won two medals at the European championships: a gold in 1946 and a silver in 1938.[1] In 1940 he set a European record at 14.0 and was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. Lidman held the Swedish 110 m hurdles title in 1935–45 and 1947–1948. After retiring from competitions he served as director of the Swedish Athletics Association.[4]
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European Athletics Championships champions in men's 110 metres hurdles
- 1934: József Kovács (HUN)
- 1938: Don Finlay (GBR)
- 1946: Håkan Lidman (SWE)
- 1950: André-Jacques Marie (FRA)
- 1954: Yevhen Bulanchyk (URS)
- 1958: Martin Lauer (FRG)
- 1962: Anatoly Mikhaylov (URS)
- 1966: Eddy Ottoz (ITA)
- 1969: Eddy Ottoz (ITA)
- 1971: Frank Siebeck (GDR)
- 1974: Guy Drut (FRA)
- 1978: Thomas Munkelt (GDR)
- 1982: Thomas Munkelt (GDR)
- 1986: Stéphane Caristan (FRA)
- 1990: Colin Jackson (GBR)
- 1994: Colin Jackson (GBR)
- 1998: Colin Jackson (GBR)
- 2002: Colin Jackson (GBR)
- 2006: Staņislavs Olijars (LAT)
- 2010: Andy Turner (GBR)
- 2012: Sergey Shubenkov (RUS)
- 2014: Sergey Shubenkov (RUS)
- 2016: Dimitri Bascou (FRA)
- 2018: Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA)
- 2022: Asier Martínez (ESP)