Stadium, Stockholm, August 17–18, 1929
The main portion of the Swedish Championships took place in mid-August once again at Stockholm's Olympic Stadium. Sweden's track and field standard was beginning to decline slightly towards the end of the 1920s – or perhaps other countries were simply catching up. Not a single result was achieved that would have ranked among the top six in the season's world standings.
Gunnar Sköld, hailing from the Greater Stockholm area, was crowned Sweden’s fastest man. He won both the 100 and 200, although his times were far from competitive at the international level. At 20 years old, Skiöld proved to be a flash in the pan, as these 1929 titles would be his first and last championships.
Sven Strandh, near Malmö in Scania, clinched victories in both the pentathlon and decathlon. These were his first and only Swedish titles, although he did manage to secure additional medals over the next couple of years.
The club competition was won for the first time by IFK Borås, based near Gothenburg. Borås amassed points through athletes like Jean-Gunnar Lindgren, who claimed double victories in the 5000 and 10,000. More points came from Bror Öhrn, who would later clash with the Finns in Finnkampen, and secured the winning points in the mile.
Winners (Wikipedia)
Helsingin Sanomat, August 18, 1929 (in Finnish)
Helsingin Sanomat, August 19, 1929 (in Finnish)
Hufvudstadsbladet, August 19, 1929 (in Swedish)
On August 17 at 5 p.m. On August 18 at midday until 3:30