Olle Åkerlund
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Born | 28 September 1911 Annedal, Sweden | ||||||||||
Died | 4 February 1978 (aged 66) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||
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Club | Royal Swedish Yacht Club | ||||||||||
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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]
References[]
- ^ 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 17 April 2020.
- ^ Olle Åkerlund. Swedish Olympic Committee
Categories:
- 1911 births
- 1978 deaths
- Sportspeople from Gothenburg
- Swedish male sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors of Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Sailors at the 1932 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre
- Royal Swedish Yacht Club sailors
- Swedish Olympic medalist stubs
- Swedish yacht racing biography stubs