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erik lundqvist at the 1928 olympics 7 january 1963 -lrb- aged 54 -rrb- grängesberg , sweden ifk grängesberg grängesberg , sweden 83 kg lb on 1.87 m ftin on javelin throw 29 june 1908 erik lundqvist 1928.jpg erik lundqvist
 erik lundqvist
erik lundqvist

erik hjalmar lundqvist -lrb- 29 june 1908 -- 7 january 1963 -rrb- was a swedish athlete who won a gold medal in the javelin throw at the 1928 summer olympics .
two weeks later he became the first man two break the 70 m barrier , setting a new world record at 71.01 m.
