Axel Persson
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Full name | Axel Wilhelm Persson |
Date of birth | January 23, 1888 |
date of death | 2nd September 1955 |
nation | Sweden |
discipline | Road , rail |
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approx. 1910 to 1920 |
SK Iter (Stockholm) Uppsala CK (Uppsala) |
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Last updated: January 28, 2013 |
Axel Wilhelm Persson (born January 23, 1888 in Eskilstuna , † September 2, 1955 in Västerhaninge ) was a Swedish cyclist .
Axel Persson was active as an amateur cyclist from around 1910 to 1920. During these years he was Swedish champion nine times in the sprint , individual time trial and team time trial disciplines . In 1914 he also won the important Swedish road race around Mälaren . In 1919 he was also the Scandinavian champion in the individual time trial.
Twice, in 1912 and 1920, Persson took part in the Olympic Games : in 1912 in Stockholm he was ninth in the road race that led over the route around Mälaren ; the Swedish team with Persson, Erik Friborg , Algot Lönn and Ragnar Malm won gold in the team championship. In 1920 in Antwerp he finished twelfth in the street race and won silver with the team ( Sigfrid Lundberg , Ragnar Malm, Harry Stenqvist ).
Remarks
- ↑ The times of the best four drivers on a team were added up for this evaluation.
Web links
- Axel Persson in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Axel Persson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Persson, Axel |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Persson, Axel Wilhelm (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1888 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Eskilstuna |
DATE OF DEATH | 2nd September 1955 |
Place of death | Västerhaninge |