Olympedia – Ruth Svedberg

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Roles	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Female
Full name	Ruth Augusta•Svedberg
Used name	Ruth•Svedberg
Born	14 April 1903 in Malmberget, Gällivare, Norrbotten (SWE)
Died	27 December 2002 in Göteborg (Gothenburg), Västra Götaland (SWE)
Affiliations	Kv. IK Sport, Göteborg (SWE)
NOC	Sweden

Medals	OG
Gold	0
Silver	0
Bronze	1
Total	1

Ruth Svedberg was a Swedish athlete who dominated track and field athletics in her home country during the 1930s. Svedberg won the bronze medal in the discus throw at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. Svedberg also ran in the 100 metres and the 4 × 100 metres relay. In both events Svedberg did not advance beyond the opening heats. At the 1930 Women’s World Games in Praha Svedberg won the bronze medal in the triathlon.

During her career Svedberg was a national champion more than 20 times in multiple disciplines including the triathlon, discus throw, javelin, shot put, and long jump. She also set national records in the shot put, discus throw and triathlon. Svedberg died in November 2002 at the age of 99.

Personal Bests: 100 – 12.8 (1928); DT – 38.605 (1934).

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
1928 Summer Olympics	Athletics	SWE			Ruth Svedberg
	100 metres, Women (Olympic)		4 h2 r1/3
	4 × 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic)	Sweden	4 h1 r1/2
	Discus Throw, Women (Olympic)		3	Bronze

Ruth Svedberg

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