About Vera Jacobsson
Born 1900. Vera Jacobsson was a Swedish athletics competitor.
Vera Jacobsson (born circa 1900s) was a Swedish long jumper and sprinter who played a role in pioneering women's athletics in Sweden.
Biography Jacobsson represented Sweden at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg. With a distance of 2.28 metres, she finished sixth in the standing long jump event. Together with Sylvia Stave, Asta Plathino, and Märta Johansson, she also competed in the 4 × 110 yards relay. Her relay team secured a fourth-place finish.
Jacobsson's participation in the Women's World Games was made possible through sponsorship by Idun, a prominent Swedish women's magazine.
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Who was Vera Jacobsson?
Swedish long jumper
When was Vera Jacobsson born?
Vera Jacobsson was born in 1900.
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Vera Jacobsson was an athletics competitor.
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Vera Jacobsson was Swedish.
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