Klas Erik "Nello" Andersson (17 March 1896 – 23 February 1985) was a Swedish swimmer and water polo player. He competed in water polo at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics and finished in third and fourth place, respectively. In 1912 he was eliminated in the first round of the 100 m freestyle swimming event.[1][2]
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Born | 17 March 1896 Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
Died | 23 February 1985 (aged 88) Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming and water polo | |||||||||||
Club | Stockholms KK | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Andersson was the youngest among four siblings: Robert was also a water polo player and swimmer and competed in the same team in 1920. Adolf was a swimmer, and Selma was a diver.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Erik Andersson Archived 30 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Erik Andersson. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "Erik Andersson". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
External links
edit- Erik Andersson at World Aquatics
- Erik Andersson at Olympics.com
- Erik Andersson at Olympedia
- Erik Andersson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)