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 |
Show-Medals: | yes |
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]