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| caption = Eke at the 1912 Olympics
| birth_date = 12 March 1886
| birth_place = Högby, [[Borgholm Municipality|Borgholm]], Sweden
| death_date = 11 June 1964 (aged 77)
| death_place = [[Pennsylvania]], United States
| height = 1.71 m
| weight = 64 kg
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| club = Södermalms IK, Bromma
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'''John Wicktor Eke''' (12 March 1886 – 11 June 1964) was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[long-distance track event|long-distance runner]] who competed at the [[Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics|1912 Stockholm Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76115 |title=John Eke |work=Olympedia |access-date=19 April 2021 |archive-date=19 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419193232/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76115 |url-status=live }}</ref> He won a bronze medal in the individual cross country and a gold in the team cross country event. Eke also progressed to the [[Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres|10000 m final]], but decided to withdraw.<ref name=r1/><ref name=sok/>
'''John Wicktor Eke''' ([[March 12]], [[1886]] - [[1964]]) was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] athlete who competed mainly in the Cross Country.


After his 1912 Olympic victory, Eke moved to [[New York City]], where he competed for the [[Irish American Athletic Club]].<ref name=sok/>
He competed for a Sweden in the [[Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics|1912 Summer Olympics]] held in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]] in the Cross Country where he won the bronze medal. He was also part of the Swedish team of silver medalist [[Hjalmar Andersson]] and [[Josef Ternström]] who won the gold medal in the Cross Country team competition.


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<ref name=sok>{{cite web |url=http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/j/john-eke.html |title=John Eke |publisher=Swedish Olympic Committee |access-date=30 January 2016 |archive-date=30 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130113924/http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/j/john-eke.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070211093222/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=EKEJOH01 John Eke at databaseOlympics.com]
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* [http://www.wingedfist.org Winged Fist Organization]


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Latest revision as of 23:22, 24 July 2023

John Eke
Eke at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameJohn Wicktor Eke
Born12 March 1886
Högby, Borgholm, Sweden
Died11 June 1964 (aged 77)
Pennsylvania, United States
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event10000 m
ClubSödermalms IK, Bromma
Achievements and titles
Personal best10000 m – 33:33.0 (1912)[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm Team cross country
Bronze medal – third place 1912 Stockholm Ind. cross country

John Wicktor Eke (12 March 1886 – 11 June 1964) was a Swedish long-distance runner who competed at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.[2] He won a bronze medal in the individual cross country and a gold in the team cross country event. Eke also progressed to the 10000 m final, but decided to withdraw.[1][3]

After his 1912 Olympic victory, Eke moved to New York City, where he competed for the Irish American Athletic Club.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Eke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015.
  2. ^ "John Eke". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "John Eke". Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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