Hans Lagerqvist, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hans Lagerqvist

Swedish athlete

Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1940

Place of Birth: Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 22-Jul-2019

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Hans Ture Lennart Lagerqvist (28 April 1940 – 22 July 2019) was a Swedish pole vaulter who won a silver medal at the 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
He cleared the same height of 5.40 m as the winner, Wolfgang Nordwig, but used more attempts.
Lagerqvist placed fourth at the 1971 European Championships and seventh at the 1971 European Athletics Indoor Championships and 1972 Olympics.
He won the national title in 1965 and 1972 and held several national records.Lagerqvist set three masters world records: in the M35 (1975), M50 (1990) and M55 categories (1996).
He won eleven world titles in 1981–2015.