Erik Bohlin Explained

Birth Date:1 June 1897
Birth Place:Orsa, Sweden
Death Date:8 June 1977 (aged 80)
Death Place:Orsa, Sweden
Sport:Cycling
Event:Road
Club:Upsala CK
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Erik Viktor "Orsa" Bohlin (1 June 1897 – 8 June 1977) was a Swedish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] He finished seventh in the individual road race and won a team bronze medal.[2]

During his cycling career Bohlin won four national titles and two Swedish six-day races (in 1924 and 1926). He retired in 1927 after finishing fourth at the road world championships. He later changed to motorcycling and, with the engineer Gösta Rödén, created a 250 cc motorcycle that set a new Swedish speed record.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Erik Bohlin . Olympedia . 11 October 2021.
  2. http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=2393 Erik Bohlin
  3. Web site: Erik Bohlin. Swedish Olympic Committee. sv.