Great Olympians

Biographies - ERI

Erik Erichsen

B. 1950-07-15, Oslo, Norway
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	10th	125
		125

Leif Erichsen

Olympic Competitor nr 7105

1920-07-07-11:20 - Sailing - 6 Meter class (1907 rating), race one - DNF
1920-07-08-12:00?- Sailing - 6 Meter class (1907 rating), race two - second
1920-07-09-11:10 - Sailing - 6 Meter class (1907 rating), race three - first - final ranking second (3000)

Karl Fredrik "Charles" Ericksen

B. 1875-06-20, Tønsberg, Norway; D. 1916-02-23
Freestyle Wrestling (1 gold)

	1904	HP
Men's Welterweight (-71.67 kg)	gold	7200
		7200

Naturalized in 1905, so must be considered Norwegian at the Olympics.

Olympic Competitor nr 2322

1904-10-14-12:00? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Welterweight (-71.67 kg), round two - won (Q)
1904-10-14-15:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Welterweight (-71.67 kg), semi-finals - won (Q)
1904-10-15-15:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Welterweight (-71.67 kg), final - won (6400)

John Ericksen

B. 1903-08-30, Arendal, Norway, represented the USA; D. 1985-10-17
Nordic Combined

	1932	HP
Men's Individual	25th	0.15
		0.15

Egon Erickson

Olympic Competitor nr 5865

1912-07-07-10:00? - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, qualifying, group two - qualified (Q)
1912-07-08-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, final - fourth (2400)

Keith Raymond Erickson

B. 1944-04-19, San Francisco, Cal., USA
Volleyball

	1964	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Sten Gustaf Ingemar Erickson

B. 1929-12-18, Nora, Sweden
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's Triple Jump	11th	96
		96

Åke Esbjörn Ericson

B. 1913-05-16, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1986-11-16
Ice Hockey

	1936	1948	HP
Men's Team	SF:3rd	fourth	1331
			1331

Harald Ericson

B. 1921-09-22, Örträsk, Sweden; D. 2015-05-15
Cross-Country Skiing (1 silver)

	1948	HP
Men's 50 km	silver	4000
		4000

Hugo Ericson

Olympic Competitor nr 5897

1912-07-07-13:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Pentathlon, event one : long jump
1912-07-07-13:50? - Athletics (track & field) - Pentathlon; event two : javelin throw
1912-07-07-14:15? - Athletics (track & field) - Pentathlon, event three : 200 meters - 18th (2.56)

(Erik) Sture Ericson

B. 1929-02-15, Holm, Sweden; D. 1990-08-26
Modern Pentathlon

	1960	HP
Men's Individual	21st	0.8
Men's Team	sixth	160
		160.8

Bo Evert Ericsson

B. 1919-01-28, Västra Frölunda, Sweden; D. 1970-02-14
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	sixth	960
		960

Bo Ragnar Ericsson

B. 1958-01-23, Stockholm, Sweden
Ice Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Filip Ericsson

Olympic Competitor nr 6923

1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 10 Meter class, race one - first
1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 10 Meter class, race two - first - final ranking first (3200)

Gideon Ericsson

Olympic Competitor nr 5325

1912-07-01-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol - 37th
1912-07-04-12:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle - 39th
1912-07-05-10:00 - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target - third (2560)

Ingvar Axel Harald Ericsson

B. 1927-08-31, Rinna, Sweden
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	1956	HP
Men's 1500 metres	8th	R1:5th	273.2
			273.2

(Karl Erik) Ingvar Ericsson

B. 1914-01-05, Björklinge, Sweden; D. 1995-04-21
Road Cycling

	1936	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	ac	0.000015
Men's Road Race, Team	ac	27
		27.000015

Leif Hjalmar Thottie Ericsson

B. 1955-09-20, Uppsala, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 200 m Backstroke	11th	64
		64

Olle Ericsson

Olympic Competitor nr 7302

1920-07-29-14:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m, standing, team - third (160)
1924 FR 20+100 SR 0.096

Per-Olof Ericsson

B. 1938-04-04, Saltsjöbaden, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Men's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:22nd	0.4
		0.4

Rolf Georg Ericsson

B. 1918-11-18, Södertalje, Sweden; D. 2000-10-28
Ice Hockey

	1948	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Sigvard Ericsson

B. 1930-07-17, Alanäset, Sweden
Speed Skating (1 gold, 1 silver

	1952	1956	HP
10000 m	13th	gold	6425.6
5000 m	14th	silver	4016
1500 m	8th	sixth	896
500 m		37th	-
			11337.6

Simeon Ericsson

Olympic Competitor nr 6771

1912-07-17-12:20 - Rowing - Eights, round one - second (98)

Solveig Anna Ericsson

B. 1932-01-24, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 2016-04-19
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Women's High Jump	14th	24
		24

Sture Ericsson

B. 1898-01-18, Örebrö, Sweden; D. 1945-09-30
Gymnastics (1 gold)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, Swedish system	gold	1600
		1600

Ragnar Sven Ericzon

B. 1926-06-05, Vikmanshyttan, Sweden; D. 2012-03-05
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	7th	600
		600

Laine Erik

B. 1942-04-21, Sārevere, Estonia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	1968	HP
Women's 800 metres	sixth	SF:5th	770
			770

Aage Ingvar Eriksen

B. 1917-05-05, Notodden, Norway; D. 1998-06-17
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 silver)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67 kg)	silver	14th	6024
			6024

Alfred Eriksen

B. 1918-08-01, Skien, Norway; D. 1991-04-27
Fencing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	QF:6th	R1:5th	0.0034042
Men's Épée, Team	QF:3rd	QF:4th	39.75
Men's Sabre, Individual		R1:6th	0.0000012
			39.7534054

Bjarne Eriksen

Olympic Competitor nr 5778

1912-07-07-08:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-07-16:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, quarterfinals - fourth (0.050)
1912-07-11-12:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - fourth

Einar Eriksen

Olympic Competitor nr 6866

1912-07-17-19:20 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, round one - raced alone (Q)
1912-07-18-12:40 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, quarterfinal - second (510)

Harald Eriksen

Olympic Competitor nr 2385

1906-04-22-17:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, day one
1906-04-23-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, day two - first (1200)

Ingvald Eriksen

Olympic Competitor nr 6098

1912-07-08-16:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - second (1000)

(Alf) Ivar Eriksen

B. 1942-03-07, Hamar, Norway
Speed Skating (1 silver)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 1500 metres	sixth	silver	4640
			4640

Jens Juul Eriksen

B. 1926-07-09, Århus, Denmark
Cycling - Track

	1952	HP
Men's Tandem	QF	717.5
		717.5

Johannes Eriksen

Olympic Competitor nr 4234

1908-07-20-12:00? - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Middleweight (-73 kg), round two - won (Q)
1908-07-20-14:00? - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Middleweight (-73 kg), quarterfinals - lost (574)
1912-07-07-08:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round one - lost
1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round two - won by fall
1912-07-08-16:00? - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round three - won by fall
1912-07-10-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round four - won by fall
1912-07-12-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight B (-82.5 kg), round five - lost - eliminated (1500)
1912 466.8
1920 3840

Kim Jolin Eriksen

B. 1964-02-10, Midtjyland, Denmark
Road Cycling

	1984	HP
Men's Road Race	40th	-3.15
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	7th	300
		300.00015

Lars Erik Eriksen

B. 1954-12-29, Oslo, Norway
Cross-Country Skiing (1 silver)

	1980	1984	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	10th		100
Men's 30 kilometres	10th	sixth	740
Men's 50 kilometres	fourth	11th	1664
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay	silver	fourth	1400
			3904

Marius Eriksen

Olympic Competitor nr 6084

1912-07-08-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - third (640)

Marius Eriksen, Jr.

B. 1922-12-08, Oslo, Norway; D. 2009-07-06
Alpine Skiing

	1948	HP
Men's Downhill	20th	0.75
Men's Combined	20th	0.75
		1.5

Nils Kristian Eriksen

B. 1911-03-05, Skien, Norway; D. 1975-05-05
Football (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Peter Eriksen

B. 1893-05-19, Aarhus, Denmark; D. 1968-09-23
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1924	HP
FR Men's Lightweight (-66 kg)	BrSF	150
GR Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	R3	18.6
		168.6

Stein Eriksen

B. 1927-12-11, Oslo, Norway
Alpine Skiing (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1948	1952	HP
Giant Slalom		gold	6400
Slalom	29th	silver	4000.016
Downhill	31st	sixth	640.0048
Combined	32nd		0.003
			11040.0238

(Berith) Agneta Eriksson

B. 1965-05-03, Västerås, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	8th	15th		266
Women's 100 m Butterfly		12th	22nd	40.4
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay	silver	seventh	9th	1140
Women's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay		seventh	11th	80
				1536.4

Allan Eriksson

B. 1894-03-21, Grängesberg, Sweden; D. 1963-02-20
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's Discus Throw	sixth	960
		960

(Åsa) Anna-Karin Eriksson

B. 1967-04-16, Kalix, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Women's 100 m Backstroke	20th	1
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	FI:dnf	64
		65

Anna-Lisa Eriksson

B. 1928-06-21, Selånger, Sweden; D. 2012-05-26
Cross-Country Skiing (1 bronze)

	1956	HP
Women's 10 kilometres	13th	32
Women's 3x5 kilometres Relay	bronze	640
		672

(Artur Johan) Axel Eriksson

B. 1903-04-14, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1960-02-26
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 5000 m	8th	256
Men's 3000 m Team	R1:3rd	205
		461

Axel Emanuel Eriksson

Olympic Competitor nr 6880

1912-07-17-20:00 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, round one - second (108.8)
1920 810

(Karin) Barbro Elisabet Eriksson

B. 1943-09-05, Oxelösund, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming

	1960	HP
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke	R1:14th	20
		20

(Bondpä) Bengt Eriksson

B. 1931-01-22, Malung, Sweden; D. 2014-11-19
Nordic Combined & Ski Jumping (1 silver)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Individual	silver	10th	6150
Men's Individual Ski Jumping		19th	2.4
			6152.4

Bo Knut Arvid Eriksson

B. 1922-03-30, Uppsala, Sweden; D. 1982-12-15
Fencing

	1948	1952	HP
Foil, Individual	SF:8th	SF:5th	31.75
Foil, Team		QF:3rd	68
Sabre, Individual	R1:4th	R1:5th	0.00069
			99.75069

Carl-Erik Mauritz Eriksson

B. 1930-05-20, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 2023-07-31
Bobsleigh

	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	HP
Two−Man	dnf	18th	sixth	9th	15th	19th	1018.3
Four−Man	11th		11th	16th	dnf	21st	104.28
							1122.58

Charles Eriksson

B. 1907-12-12, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1964-01-31
Sailing

	1936	HP
One−Person Dinghy (Olympiajolle)	12th	50
		50

Dan Gustav Eriksson

B. 1947-05-21, Huddinge, Sweden
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Einar Sven Axel Eriksson

B. 1921-10-20, Ljusdal, Sweden; D. 2009-08-05
Weightlifting

	1952	HP
Featherweight (-60 kg)	17th	6
		6

Erik Frans Oscar Eriksson

B. 1879-05-28, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1940-08-24
Aquatics - Swimming

	1900	HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle	R1:12th	40
Men's 1000 m Freestyle	9th	160
Men's 200 m Backstroke	8th	384
		584

Olympic Competitor nr 1264

1900-08-11-07:45 - Swimming - 1000 m Freestyle, heats - tenth time (Q)
1900-08-11-10:00 - Swimming - 200 m Freestyle, heats - 12th time (40)
1900-08-11-11:00 - Swimming - 200 m Backstroke, heats - ninth time (Q)
1900-08-12-14:00 - Swimming - 1000 m Freestyle, final - ninth (160)
1900-08-12-15:30 - Swimming - 200 m Backstroke, final - eighth (384)

Erik Gideon Eriksson

B. 1897-06-12, Dragsfjärd, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1975-05-21
Athletics

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	fourth	QU:9th	2640
			2640

(Anders) Folke Eriksson

B. 1925-04-27, Västerås, Sweden; D. 2008-03-12
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1948	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Gösta Gunvald Eriksson

B. 1931-01-26, Skee, Sweden
Rowing (1 silver)

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs		Rep:dns	4.1
Men's Coxed Pairs		Rep:4th	21.5
Men's Coxed Fours	silver		3000
Men's Eights	fourth		800
			3825.6

Gösta Vilhelm Eriksson

B. 1900-07-19, Vaxholm, Sweden; D. 1970-04-07
Rowing

	1920	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	SF:2nd	810
		810

(Krång Erik) Gunnar Eriksson

B. 1921-01-03, Östnor, Sweden; D. 1982-07-08
Cross-Country Skiing (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
Men's 18 km	bronze		2560
Men's 50 km		12th	40
Men's 4x10 km Relay	gold		1600
			4200

Gustav Eriksson

B. 1897-03-13, Örebrö, Sweden; D. 1974-04-18
Weightlifting

	1920	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	sixth	960
		960

(Lars) Håkan (Elias) Eriksson

B. 1956-01-24, Skellefteå, Sweden
Ice Hockey (2 bronze)

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	bronze	bronze	2560
			2560

(Knut) Henry Eriksson

B. 1920-01-23, Krybo, Sweden; D. 2000-01-08
Athletics (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Men's 1500 m	gold	6400
		6400

Herman Eriksson

Olympic Competitor nr 5372

1912-07-02-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one - 41st

Inger Astrid Eriksson

B. 1942-08-07, Hofors, Sweden
Speed Skating

	1964	HP
Women's 500 metres	9th	160
Women's 1000 metres	9th	160
Women's 1500 metres	12th	40
Women's 3000 metres	14th	16
		376

(Karl) Ingvar Eriksson

B. 1944-10-01, Sundsvall, Sweden; D. 2015-01-07
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 200 metres Freestyle		R1:43rd	-4.26
Men's 100 metres Butterfly		R2:14th	16
Men's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay	fifth	R1:11th	266
			282.0000256

Jan Holger Eriksson

B. 1958-01-14, Kramfors, Sweden
Ice Hockey (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

(Curt Axel) Lennart Eriksson

B. 1944-02-02, Nyköping, Sweden
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

(Knut Olof) Lennart Eriksson

B. 1939-02-04, Västerås, Sweden; D. 2017-09-01
Freestyle Wrestling

	1964	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-97 kg)	12th	60
		60

(Erik) Lester Eriksson

B. 1942-11-16, Stockholm, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:26th	R2:13th	25.6256
Men's 200 metres Freestyle		R1:15th	10
Men's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay		R1:11th	16
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	fifth	8th	314
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay		R1:15th	2.5
			367.1256

Mauritz Eriksson

Sweden
Shooting (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)

Army Rifle, prone, 600 m - silver 1920 (10 HP)
Army Rifle, 3 positions - sixth 1920 (8 HP)
Free Rifle, team - gold 1912 (20 HP)
Army Rifle, team - bronze 1912 (7.5 HP)
Army Rifle, 3 positions, team - sixth 1920 (2.5 HP)
Army Rifle, standing, team - bronze 1920 (1.5 HP)
Army Rifle, prone, 600 m, team - bronze 1920 (1.5 HP)
Army Rifle, prone, 300 m, team - fifth 1920 (.75 HP)
Army Rifle, prone, 300 m & 600 m, team - sixth1920 (.5 HP)

Olympic Competitor nr 5093

1912-06-29-10:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, team - third (640)
1912-07-01-15:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, Free position - 38th
1912-07-02-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - 14th (16)
1912-07-04-11:00 - Shooting - Free Rifle, team - first (1600)
1920-07-29-09:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m & 600m, prone, team - sixth (40)
1920-07-29-10:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m, prone, team - fifth (62.5)
1920-07-29-11:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m, prone - sixth (160)
1920-07-29-14:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 300m, standing, team - third (160)
1920-07-29-16:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 600m, prone, team - joint first (Qs)
1920-07-29-17:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 600m, prone - joint first (Qs)
1920-07-30-16:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 600m, prone, shoot-off - second (1000)
1920-07-30-17:30? - Shooting - Military Rifle, 600m, prone, team, shoot-off 1 - third (160)
1920-07-31-09:30? - Shooting - Free Rifle, 3 positions - seventh (400) & team - sixth (160)
1924 FRt 100 FR 2
bonus FRt 465 MRt 106.25

Oscar Eriksson

Olympic Competitor nr 7354

1920-08-02-15:00? - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, team - second (1000)
1920-08-02-17:00? - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle - 15th (10)

Oskar Ingemar Eriksson

B. 1991-05-29, Karlstad, Sweden
Curling (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	2018	2022	HP
Men's Team	silver	gold	7800
Mixed Doubles		bronze	3200
			11000

Per Axel Eriksson

B. 1925-04-11, Nyhammer, Sweden; D. 2016-10-06
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's Decathlon	7th	600
		600

(Ulf) Peter (Tobias) Eriksson

B. 1959-10-06, Båstad, Sweden
Equestrianism - Jumping (1 silver)

	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	HP
Individual	39th		FI:dnf	R1:16th		R1:27th	33rd	0.3314032
Team			eighth	10th		silver	sixth	1373.9
								1374.2314032

(Orr) Sten (Evert) Eriksson

B. 1935-01-19, Älvdalen, Sweden
Biathlon

	1964	HP
Men's 20 km	25th	0.15
		0.15

Sven Eriksson

B. 1907-03-19, Bergsåker, Sweden; D. 1992-11-05
Nordic Skiing (1 silver)

1928 1932 1936 HP

Ski Jumping 31st fourth silver 8400

Nordic Combined sixth fifth 2460

10860

Sven-Olov Eriksson

B. 1929-04-22, Norrbärke, Sweden; D. 1999-10-31
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 400m Hurdles	QF:5th	3.435
		3.435

(Bo) Thomas Eriksson

B. 1959-10-16, Stockholm, Sweden
Ice Hockey (2 bronze)

	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	bronze		bronze	2816
				2816

(Göte) Thomas Eriksson

B. 1959-10-07, Borlänge, Sweden
Cross-Country Skiing

	1980	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	11th	64
Men's 50 kilometres	16th	6.4
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay	fifth	250
		320.4

(Per) Thomas Eriksson

B. 1963-05-01, Bollnäs, Sweden
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:13th	38.4
Men's Triple Jump	QU:18th	3.84
		42.24

Tore Lars Erik Eriksson

B. 1937-08-07, Malung, Sweden
Biathlon (1 bronze)

	1968	HP
4 x 7.5 km Relay	bronze	640
		640

Torsten Eriksson

Olympic Competitor nr 5636

1912-07-06-19:30 - Diving - Men's Platform, plain (5 & 10m), qualifying, heat one - 11th (64)

Folu Erinle

B. 1940-01-29, represented Nigeria
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's 110 metres Hurdles	R1:4th	3.84
Men's 4x100 metres Relay	SF:6th	13
		16.84

Titus Abimbola Erinle

B. 1927-06-23, represented Nigeria
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	1956	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:3rd	R1:3rd	0.046
Men's 4x100m Relay	SF:5th	R1:dnf	33.32
			33.366

Maria-Anna Erismann

represented Switzerland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	34th	0.0016
		0.0016

(Per) Mats (Stefan) Erixon

B. 1958-03-19, Nässjö, Sweden
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 5000 metres	12th	40
		40

Written 2002-10-28 - last modified 2024-03-16

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