Gösta Eriksson Explained

Gösta Eriksson
Birth Place:Skee, Sweden
Sport:Rowing
Club:Roddklubben Three Towns
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Gösta Gunvald Eriksson (born 26 January 1931) is a retired Swedish rower who competed in the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Eriksson was born on January 26, 1931, in Little Skee, Sweden, outside Strömstad.[1]

Career

Olympic Competitions

In the 1956 Summer Olympics, held in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden, he won a silver medal in the coxed four and finished fourth in the eight competition.[2] Four years later, at the 1960 Summer Olympics, held in Rome, Italy, he and his partner Lennart Hansson were eliminated in the repechage of the coxed pair event and in the first round of the coxless pair competition.[3]

European Championship

Eriksson won two more silver medals at the 1955 European Championships, in the coxed four and eight.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gösta Eriksson - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté. sok.se. sv. 2019-05-10.
  2. Web site: Melbourne / Stockholm 1956 Summer Olympics - results & video highlights. 2019-04-11. International Olympic Committee. en. 2019-05-10.
  3. Web site: Rome 1960 Summer Olympics - results & video highlights. 2018-08-27. International Olympic Committee. en. 2019-05-10.