Personal information | |
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Nationality | Swedish |
Born | Mannheim, Weimar Republic | 26 December 1921
Died | 31 July 2002 80) Geisenheim, West Germany | (aged
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Decathlon |
Erik Andersson (26 December 1921 – 31 July 2002) was a Swedish athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics. [1]
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a water polo tournament was contested.
Sweden competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 134 competitors, 115 men and 19 women, took part in 100 events in 15 sports.
Sweden was the host nation for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. 444 competitors, 421 men and 23 women, took part in 95 events in 16 sports.
Sweden competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 159 competitors, 146 men and 13 women, took part in 84 events in 15 sports.
Sweden competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 206 competitors, 183 men and 23 women, took part in 124 events in 17 sports.
Finland was the host nation for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. 258 competitors, 228 men and 30 women, took part in 139 events in 18 sports. The nation won 22 medals.
Erik Tony Emanuel Andersson is a butterfly, freestyle and medley swimmer from Sweden currently representing Linköpings ASS. He started his career in Trollhättans SS, but moved to Linköping and Linköpings ASS to study at the Linköping University. Andersson participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens finishing 32nd on the 100 m butterfly. He also has bronze medal on 4x50 m freestyle relay from the European SC Championships 2004 in Wien together with David Nordenlilja, Marcus Piehl and Petter Stymne.
Kletus Vilhelm "Wille" Andersson was a Swedish water polo player and freestyle swimmer. He competed in water polo at the 1908, 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in 1912 and a bronze in 1920, finishing fourth in 1924. In swimming he competed at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics and won 18 national titles between 1909 and 1920.
Klas Erik "Nello" Andersson was a Swedish swimmer and water polo player. He competed in water polo at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics and finished in third and fourth place, respectively. In 1912 he was eliminated in the first round of the 100 m freestyle swimming event.
Cletus Erik Thule Andersson was a Swedish water polo player. Together with his elder brother Vilhelm he was part of the Swedish team that finished fourth at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Cletus played all six matches and scored four goals.
Selma Augusta Maria Andersson was a Swedish diver. She competed in the 10 m platform at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics and finished seventh in 1912. Her brothers Adolf, Erik, and Robert were Olympic swimmers and water polo players.
Erik Gösta Andersson, known as Gösta Andersson, was a Swedish welterweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal, respectively.
Events in the year 1922 in Norway.
Erik Mattias Andersson is a retired Swedish handballer and currently a goalkeeper coach. He competed for the Swedish national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where they won the silver medal.
Johan Petter Åhlén was a Swedish businessperson who founded Åhléns. He was also a Swedish curling pioneer and winner of a silver medal in the 1924 Winter Olympics.
Events from the year 1961 in Sweden
Events from the year 1896 in Sweden
Events from the year 1989 in Sweden.
Carl Adolf "Ale" Andersson was a Swedish freestyle swimmer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in the 200 m and in 4 × 200 m events, but failed to reach the finals. His younger brothers Erik and Robert were Olympic water polo players, while his sister Selma was an Olympic diver.
The following is the list of squads that took part in the men's water polo tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics.