Gösta Eriksson (rowing)

Gösta Eriksson
Personal information
Birth name Gösta Vilhelm Eriksson
Born 19 July 1900
Vaxholm, Sweden
Died 7 April 1970(1970-04-07) (aged 69)
Vaxholm, Sweden
Relatives Axel Eriksson (brother)
Sport
Sport Rowing
Club Vaxholms RF

Gösta Vilhelm Eriksson (19 July 1900 7 April 1970) was a Swedish rowing coxswain who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

He was born and died in Vaxholm. In 1920 he was the coxswain of the Swedish boat which was eliminated in the first round of the coxed four event.[1] His elder brother Axel Eriksson competed in the same boat.[2]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Gösta Eriksson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Axel Eriksson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 May 2018.


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