Kjell Allan Sjöberg (11 May 1937 – 10 September 2013) was a Swedish ski jumper.
Career He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the normal hill and large hill events with the best result of fifth place in the large hill in 1964.Kjell Sjöberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
He set two world records, 141 metres (464 ft) in 1964 and 148 metres (486 ft) in 1967, both on Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze ski flying hill in Oberstdorf, West Germany.
He won a bronze medal in that event at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo.
After retiring from competitions Sjöberg worked in the paint and paper production industries. He died aged 76 and was survived by wife Astrid, daughter Marie, two brothers and a sister.
Ski jumping world records DateHillLocationMetresFeet15 February 1964 Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze Oberstdorf, West Germany14146410 February 1967 Heini-Klopfer-Skiflugschanze Oberstdorf, West Germany148486
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