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Born | 4 March 1909 Storvik, Sweden |
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Died | 30 September 1995 (aged 86) Göteborg, Sweden |
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Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 m | |||||||||||||||
Club | IF Thor, Uppsala; IK Göta, Bromma |
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Personal best(s) | 400 m – 47.8 (1937) | |||||||||||||||
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Johan Bertil Karl von Wachenfeldt (4 March 1909 – 30 September 1995) was a Swedish sprinter who specialized in the 400 m distance. He competed in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics and finished in fourth and fifth place, respectively; in 1936 he failed to reach the final of the individual 400 m event.
Wachenfeldt won three bronze medals at the European championships: two in 1934 and one in 1938. He won the national 400 m title in 1935 and 1938 and held the national records over 300 m and 400 m.