Olle Laessker (2 April 1922 – 19 September 1992) was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in long jump and sprinting events.Peter Matthews: Athletics 1993, Windsor 1993
He had his best achievements at the 1946 European Athletics Championships in Oslo, where he won the long jump by a margin of two centimeters, then teamed up with Stig Danielsson, Inge Nilsson and Stig Håkansson to win a second gold for Sweden in the 4 × 100 metres relay.European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-10-16. He was Sweden's first European medallist in the long jump.
Laessker was awarded the Stora grabbars märke for his achievements, listed as the 116th recipient in the sport of athletics.Medlemmar . Storagrabbar. Retrieved on 2014-10-16. He was the Swedish long jump champion in 1946 and 1947.Nordisk familjeboks sportlexikon. Stockholm: Nordisk Familjeboks Förlags AB. 1938–1949
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