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Carl Hårleman
Personal information
Born	23 June 1886; Västerås, Sweden
Died	20 August 1948 (aged 62); Halmstad, Sweden
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics, gymnastics
Event(s)	Pole vault, decathlon
Club	Västerås GF; IFK Falun
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	PV – 3.90 m (1917); dec – 5809 (1912)
Medal record
Representing Sweden
Olympic Games

Carl Hårleman (23 June 1886 – 20 August 1948) was a Swedish gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Career

At the 1908 Olympic Games he was part of the Swedish gymnastics team that won the all-around gold medal. Four years later in 1912, he finished twelfth in the pole vault competition at his home Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.^[3]^[4]

The following year, he finished second behind fellow Swede Clas Gille in the pole jump event at the British 1913 AAA Championships.^[5]^[6]^[7]

In 1917, he won the Swedish pole vault title and set a national record that stood until 1921.^[3]^[4]

Hårleman was born into a noble family. He worked in insurance, served in the Swedish Army, reached the rank of captain, and acted as secretary-general of several sports associations.^[3]

References

^ Carl Hårleman. trackfield.brinkster.net
^ "Carl Hårleman". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Carl Hårleman. sports-reference.com
^ ^a ^b Carl Hårleman. Swedish Olympic Committee
^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 7 July 1913. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Athletic Feats". Sporting Life. 7 July 1913. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 November 2024.