Olle Erik Cyrus Åkerlund (28 September 1911 – 4 February 1978) was a Swedish sailor. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat Bissbi that won the gold medal in the 6 m class at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The boat was owned by his father Erik, who was a publisher and entrepreneur.[1][2]
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| Full name | Olle Erik Cyrus Åkerlund | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 1911 Annedal, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 February 1978 (aged 66) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
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| Club | Royal Swedish Yacht Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olle Åkerlund". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "Olle Åkerlund". SOK.se (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
External links
edit- Olle Åkerlund at Olympedia
- Olle Åkerlund at Olympics.com
- Olle Åkerlund at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
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