Kurt Bergström
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1912 Stockholm | 12 metre class |
Kurt J. Bergström (23 July 1891 – 20 November 1955) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat Erna Signe, which won the silver medal in the 12 metre class at the 1912 Olympics. His brother Dick Bergström was also a crew member.[1]
Kurt was an MD and worked as a physician in Jönköping, Sweden.
Family[]
He was married to Inga Märta Eleonora Bergström, born Andersson. Inga and Kurt had three daughters: Marianne 1933, Marguerite 1936 and Inga-Brita 1937. All his daughters eventually got married and had children but Kurt died before these events and therefore he never met his grandchildren.
Death[]
On the morning of 20 November 1955, Kurt felt ill and went to see his face in the mirror in his own bed room. There he a diagnosed himself with a cerebral haemorrhage as half his face was paralyzed. He died peacefully in hospital later that day.
Kurt Bergström
Kurt Bergström
Erna Signe
References[]
- ^ "Kurt Bergström". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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