Full Name: | John Wicktor Eke |
Birth Date: | 12 March 1886 |
Birth Place: | Högby, Borgholm, Sweden |
Death Date: | 11 June 1964 (aged 77) |
Death Place: | Pennsylvania, United States |
Height: | 1.71 m |
Weight: | 64 kg |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | 10000 m |
Club: | Södermalms IK, Bromma |
Pb: | 10000 m – 33:33.0 (1912) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
John Wicktor Eke (12 March 1886 – 11 June 1964) was a Swedish long-distance runner who competed at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.[1] He won a bronze medal in the individual cross country and a gold in the team cross country event. Eke also progressed to the 10000 m final, but decided to withdraw.
After his 1912 Olympic victory, Eke moved to New York City, where he competed for the Irish American Athletic Club.