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Gösta Eriksson

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Gösta Eriksson
Eriksson between 1956 and 1960
Personal information
Born(1931-01-26)26 January 1931
Skee, Sweden
Died21 August 2024(2024-08-21) (aged 93)
Trollhättan, Sweden
Sport
SportRowing
ClubRoddklubben Three Towns
Trollhättans Roddsällskap
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne Coxed four
European Rowing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1955 Ghent Coxed four
Silver medal – second place 1955 Ghent Eight

Gösta Gunvald Eriksson (26 January 1931 – 21 August 2024) was a Swedish rower who competed in the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Early life

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Eriksson was born on 26 January 1931, in Little Skee, Sweden, outside Strömstad.[1]

Career

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Olympic Competitions

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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

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Eriksson won two more silver medals at the 1955 European Championships, in the coxed four and eight.[6]

Death

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Eriksson died in Trollhättan on 21 August 2024, at the age of 93.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Gösta Eriksson - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté". sok.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Melbourne / Stockholm 1956 Summer Olympics - results & video highlights". International Olympic Committee. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  3. ^ Gösta Eriksson. sports-reference.com
  4. ^ Gösta Eriksson. Swedish Olympic Committee
  5. ^ "Rome 1960 Summer Olympics - results & video highlights". International Olympic Committee. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  6. ^ Rudern – Europameisterschaften – Herren. Vierer m.Stm., Achter. sport-komplett.de
  7. ^ "Gösta Eriksson (93 år) Trollhättan | Ratsit". www.ratsit.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Gösta Eriksson | Minnessida". Minnesider (in Swedish). 20 September 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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