John Jansson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Jansson

diver

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1892

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Death: 10-Oct-1943

Profession: competitive diver

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Karl Johan Erik "John" Jansson (18 July 1892 – 10 October 1943) was a Swedish diver, who competed at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1912 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the plain high diving event, was seventh in the 3 metre springboard, and was eliminated in the heats of 10 metre platform event.
Eight years later he won a bronze medal in the plain high diving event and was sixth in the 3 metre springboard.
In 1924 he won a silver medal in the plain high diving event.