Jarl Jakobsson

Jarl Jakobsson was a Finnish track and field athlete who specialised in the javelin throw. In 1904 Jakobsson graduated as a gym teacher from the University of Helsinki. At the 1908 London Olympics he competed in the javelin and freestyle javelin throws alongside his brother Evert. The exact distance of the brothers’ throws was not recorded but a Finnish newspaper correspondent stated that they were both less than 40 metres.

At the London Games Jarl Jakobsson competed in the standing long jump but the exact distance of his jump was not recorded. Finnish newspaper correspondents reported, however, that he jumped 3.10 metres, which would have placed him in eighth place. Jakobsson was also scheduled to compete in the shot put but did not start the event.

Personal Best: JT – 50.35 (1906).