Bo Ericson
For the Swedish ice hockey player, see Bo Ericson (ice hockey).
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| Born |
28 January 1919 Frölunda, Sweden | |||||||||
| Died |
14 February 1970 (aged 51) Karlstad, Sweden | |||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) | |||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||
| Event(s) | Hammer throw | |||||||||
| Club | Örgryte IS, Göteborg | |||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 57.19 m (1947)[1] | |||||||||
Medal record
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Bo Evert Ericson (28 January 1919 – 14 February 1970) was a Swedish hammer thrower who won a gold medal at the 1946 European Athletics Championships in Oslo with a throw of 56.44 metres.[2] He was also a finalist at the 1948 Olympics in London, but he finished in sixth place with a throw of 52.98 metres.[1][3]
Ericson twice broke the Swedish national record for the hammer throw–in 1941 with a throw of 56.66 metres and, secondly, in 1947 with a throw of 57.19 metres–and held the record outright from 1941 until 1955.[4] He was a ten-time winner of the hammer throw at the Swedish national championships.[5]
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- 1 2 Bo Ericson. sports-reference.com
- ↑ "European Championships (Men)". GBRAthletics.com. 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw Final Round". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ↑ "Swedish Records". swipnet.se. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ↑ "Hammer champions". bengt.telgecity.com. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
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