Axel Persson Explained

Birth Date:23 January 1888
Birth Place:Eskilstuna, Sweden
Death Date:2 September 1955 (aged 67)
Death Place:Västerhaninge, Sweden
Sport:Cycling
Event:Road
Club:SK Iter, Stockholm
Upsala CK
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Axel Wilhelm Persson (23 January 1888 – 2 September 1955) was a Swedish cyclist. He competed in the road race at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal with the Swedish teams.[1] Individually he finished 9th and 12th, respectively.[2]

Person won nine to eleven Swedish titles on the road and track, both in the sprint and long-distance events. In 1919, he also became Scandinavian champion in the road race.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Axel Persson . Olympedia . 5 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Axel Persson Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205126/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/axel-wilhelm-persson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 10 May 2013 . sports-reference.com.
  3. http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/a/axel-w.-persson.html Axel W. Persson