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Bo Ericson
Personal information
Born	28 January 1919; Frölunda, Sweden
Died	14 February 1970 (aged 51); Karlstad, Sweden
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	103 kg (227 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	Örgryte IS, Göteborg
Achievements and titles
Personal best	57.19 m (1947)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Sweden
European Championships

Bo Evert Ericson (28 January 1919 – 14 February 1970) was a Swedish hammer thrower who won a gold medal at the 1946 European Athletics Championships in Oslo with a throw of 56.44 metres.^[2] He was also a finalist at the 1948 Olympics in London, but he finished in sixth place with a throw of 52.98 metres.^[1]^[3]

Ericson twice broke the Swedish national record for the hammer throw–in 1941 with a throw of 56.66 metres and, secondly, in 1947 with a throw of 57.19 metres–and held the record outright from 1941 until 1955.^[4] He was a ten-time winner of the hammer throw at the Swedish national championships.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bo Ericson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^ "European Championships (Men)". GBRAthletics.com. 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw Final Round". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ "Swedish Records". swipnet.se. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ "Hammer champions". bengt.telgecity.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2010.