Elsa Haglund

Elsa Margareta Haglund-Kjellstrand (23 June 1902 - 12 April 1979) was a Swedish track and field athlete, specialized in the throwing and sprint events.Haglund, Elsa, Nordisk familjebok sportlexion, 1940 (part 3)Kjellstrand, Elsa Margareta, svenskagravar.se She was a member of Alingsås IF and Djurgårdens IF.

She won the bronze medal at the 1926 Women's World Games in the javelin throw event.

Biography
When she was young she did gymnastics and later athletics. She competed in the javelin throw and in short distance running. She competed from 1925 for Alingsås IF and from 1927 for Djurgårdens IF.Tidevarvet, annual 7 no. 34, 24 August 1929, Göteborgs universitetDagens Nyheter 1925-09-21, sid. 10.Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning, 1927-08-01, page 10

She competed at the 1926 Women's World Games in the javelin throw event. With a throw of 45.06 metres she won the bronze medal behind Swedish Anna-Lisa Adelsköld and British Louise Fawcet.Vår idrottshistorik ,Wårgårda Idrottshistoriska Sällskap.se In 1927 the first Swedish national championships were held. She won the gold medal in the 100 metres and 200 metres. In 1929 she participated at the district championships in Stockholm and won the silver medal in the triahlon and also competed in the shot put. In 1930 she was selected for the Swedish team at the 1930 Women's World Games in Prague for the shot put event, javelin throw event and thriathlon event.

Haglund was active in several organizations for women's sports, including in the  1926–1927 and later in the Swedish Athletics Association's committee for women's sports, where she was secretary from 1928 to 1934.

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Category:1902 births
Category:1979 deaths
Category:Swedish sprinters
Category:Shot putters
Category:Javelin throwers