Georg Högström, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georg Högström

Swedish pole vaulter

Date of Birth: 04-Nov-1895

Place of Birth: Waukegan, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 09-Apr-1976

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Karl Georg Högström (4 November 1895 – 9 April 1976) was a Swedish pole vaulter.
He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics and finished in eighth place.Högström won the national title in 1918 and 1919, and the English AAA Championship in 1919.
His personal best of 3.80 m in 1918 was the world leading performance.
Besides pole vaulting, in 1918 Högström won the national title in the high jump at 1.902 m, which was world's second-best jump that year.
After retiring from competitions he became a bank executive.