Viktor Hackberg

All-round Swedish track and field athlete Viktor Hackberg specialised in the hammer throw in addition to competing as a decathlete. At the 1912 Stockholm Olympics Hackberg finished in 13th place in the hammer with a throw of 38.44 metres. At the 1912 Games the decathlon was held across three consecutive days. On day one Hackberg ran the 100 metres in 12.5 seconds, recorded 5.64 metres in the long jump, and threw 10.30 metres in the shot put. The second day of the competition, however, clashed with the hammer throw, with Hackberg electing to withdraw from the remaining events in the decathlon.

At the Swedish Championships in 1909 and 1910 Hackberg won medals in the hammer. 23 years after his last championship medal he recorded his personal best in the discipline with a throw of 46.37 metres.

Personal Best: HT – 46.37 (1933).