Erik Byléhn Explained

Erik Byléhn
Birth Date:15 January 1898
Birth Place:Bollnäs, Sweden
Death Date:14 November 1986 (aged 88)
Death Place:Uppsala, Sweden
Height:1.72 m
Weight:61 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:400 m, 800 m
Pb:400 m – 48.7 (1924)
800 m – 1:52.8e (1928)[1]
Club:SoIK Hellas
Show-Medals:yes

Bror Erik Byléhn (15 January 1898 – 14 November 1986) was a middle-distance runner from Sweden who competed at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics.[2] In 1924 he won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay and failed to reach the finals of individual 400 m and 800 m races. Four years later he won a silver medal in the 800 m, whereas his 4 × 400 m team finished in fourth place.[3]

Byléhn worked as a veterinary doctor in Karlstad, and later moved to the United States.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=950&Gender=M Erik Byléhn
  2. Web site: Erik Byléhn . Olympedia . 16 September 2021.
  3. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/by/erik-bylehn-1.html. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140416182045/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/by/erik-bylehn-1.html. 16 April 2014. dmy-all.
  4. http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/e/erik-bylehn.html Erik Byléhn