Axel Eriksson (athlete)
Axel Eriksson ( Artur Johan Axel Eriksson; born April 14, 1903 in Stockholm ; † February 26, 1960 ibid.) Was a Swedish long-distance runner .
At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924 he was eighth over 5000 m and retired with the Swedish team in the run-up to the 3000-meter team race .
He set his personal best over 5000 m of 15: 12.8 min on August 20, 1927 in Stockholm .
Web links
- Axel Eriksson in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Axel Eriksson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Eriksson, Axel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eriksson, Artur Johan Axel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 26, 1960 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |