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) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
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)
- 2024:
Lorenzo Simonelli (ITA)