Fred Warngård

Oskar Alfred Daniel "Fred" Warngård (9 May 1907 – 23 May 1950) was a Swedish hammer thrower. He won a bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics setting a national record at 54.83 m.^[1]

Fred Warngård

Personal information
Born	9 May 1907 Västra Ingelstad, Sweden
Died	23 May 1950 (aged 43) Malmö, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	Malmö AI
Achievements and titles
Personal best	54.83 m (1936)[1][2]
Medal record Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1936 Berlin Hammer throw

Biography

Warngård held the national titles in the hammer throw (1936 and 1938) and weight throw (1936 and 1939).^[3] He was a criminal detective by profession.^[4]

Warngård won the British AAA Championships title in the hammer throw event at the 1935 AAA Championships.^[5][6][7]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fred Warngård". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015.
2. Alfred Warngård. trackfield.brinkster.net
3. Alfred (Fred) Warngård 1907-1950. storagrabbar.se
4. Fred Warngård. Swedish Olympic Committee
5. "AAA titles". Daily Herald. 13 July 1935. Retrieved 16 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Lovelock Beaten in Mile". Sports Argus. 13 July 1935. Retrieved 16 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

External links

• Fred Warngård at Olympics.com