Hans Höglund, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hans Höglund

Swedish shot putter

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1952

Place of Birth: Mölndal, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 04-Oct-2012

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Hans Yngve Höglund (23 July 1952 – 4 October 2012) was a Swedish shot putter.
He competed in the 1976 Olympics and finished eighth.
Höglund set his personal record of 21.33 m in Provo, Utah, United States, while winning the 1975 NCAA Championships for the University of Texas, El Paso.
This results remains the Swedish national record.
He also won three consecutive Swedish (1974–76) and NCAA titles (1973–1975).