Swedish rower (1931–2024)
Gösta Eriksson
![]() Eriksson between 1956 and 1960 |
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| Born | (1931-01-26)26 January 1931
Skee, Sweden |
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| Died | 21 August 2024(2024-08-21) (aged 93)
Trollhättan, Sweden |
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| Sport | Rowing |
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| Club | Roddklubben Three Towns
Trollhättans Roddsällskap |
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Gösta Gunvald Eriksson (26 January 1931 – 21 August 2024) was a Swedish rower who competed in the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Eriksson was born on 26 January 1931, in Little Skee, Sweden, outside Strömstad.[1]
Career
Olympic Competitions
In the 1956 Summer Olympics, held in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden, he won a silver medal in the coxed four and finished fourth in the eight competition.[2] Four years later, at the 1960 Summer Olympics, held in Rome, Italy, he and his partner Lennart Hansson were eliminated in the repechage of the coxed pair event and in the first round of the coxless pair competition.[3][4][5]
European Championship
Eriksson won two more silver medals at the 1955 European Championships, in the coxed four and eight.[6]
Death
Eriksson died in Trollhättan on 21 August 2024, at the age of 93.[7][8]
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