Karl Staaf, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl Staaf

Swedish Olympic athlete

Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1881

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Death: 15-Feb-1953

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Karl Gustaf Staaf (April 6, 1881 – February 15, 1953) was a Swedish track and field athlete and tug of war competitor who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Stockholm. He finished seventh in the pole vault competition and fifth in the hammer throw event. In the triple jump event and in the standing triple jump event his exact results are unknown. He also participated on the Dano-Swedish tug of war team which won the gold medal against opponents France.
These were the first Olympic gold medals for Sweden.