Birth Date: | 21 March 1894 |
Birth Place: | Grängesberg, Sweden |
Death Date: | 20 February 1963 (aged 68) |
Death Place: | Ulricehamn, Sweden |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Discus throw |
Club: | Katrineholms AIK |
Pb: | 44.26 m (1927)[1] |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Allan Eriksson (21 March 1894 – 20 February 1963) was a Swedish discus thrower.[2] He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics and finished in sixth place.[3] [4] Eriksson won the national title in the two-handed discus throw in 1923–25 and held the national record in this event. In 1928, he was awarded Stora Grabbars Märke number 52.[5]