Asta Plathino
 Plathino, with number 36 left at the front row, at the the 1926 Women's World Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Asta Maria Linnéa Plathino |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Born | 7 January 1906 Hemsjö parish, Sweden |
| Died | 31 January 1995 (aged 89) Alingsås parish, Sweden |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field athletics |
| Event(s) | hurdling, long jump and high jump |
| Club | Kvinnliga CIK Sport and Gothenburg Women's IK |
Asta Maria Linnéa Plathino (7 January 1906 — 31 January 1995), was a Swedish track and field athlete being active during the 1920s and 1930s. During the 1930s she became five time national champion and represented Sweden internationally.
Biography
[change | change source]Plathino was born in 1906 in Hemsjö parish at the time the Älvsborg County.[1] She was a member of Kvinnliga CIK Sport and Gothenburg Women's IK.
At the Swedish Athletics Championships Plathino became national champion in the 80 metres hurdles (1935), long jump (1932, 1934), high jump (1932) and relay (1934).
Plathino represented Sweden at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg. With a distance of 5.16 metres she finished fourth in the long jump event. Together with Sylvia Stave, Vera Jacobsson and Märta Johansson she competed in the 4 × 110 yards relay event and also finished in fourth place.[2]
Plathino died in Alingsås parish in Älvsborg county on 31 January 1995.[1] She is buried in the Western cemetery in Gothenburg.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sveriges Dödbok 1901–2009, DVD-ROM, Version 5.00, Sveriges Släktforskarförbund (2010).
- ↑ Svenska dagbladets Årsbok 1926 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Svenska Dagbladet. 1927. p. 217-218. Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via runeberg.org.
- ↑ "Plathino, Asta Maria". SvenskaGravar (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 August 2024.