Dick Bergström

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Dick Bergström sailing
Nationality: SwedenSweden Sweden
Birthday: February 15, 1886
Place of birth: Lidingö
Date of death: 17th August 1952
Place of death: Stockholm
Society: Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet
Boat classes: 12 meter class
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
silver Stockholm 1912 12 meter class

Dick Otto Ludvig Bergström (born February 15, 1886 in Lidingö , † August 17, 1952 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish sailor .

successes

Dick Bergström, who was a member of the Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet , won the silver medal in the 12-meter class at the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 . He was a crew member of the Erna Signe , which took second place in both races of the regatta and thus ended the competition behind the Norwegian boat Magda IX from skipper Johan Anker and ahead of the Finnish boat Heatherbell from skipper Ernst Krogius . The Erna Signe crew also included Erik Lindqvist , Iwan Lamby , Hugo Sällström , Sigurd Kander , Folke Johnson , Hugo Clason , Per Bergman and his brother Kurt Bergström . The skipper of the boat was Nils Persson .

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personal data
SURNAME Bergström, Dick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bergström, Dick Otto Ludvig (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish sailor
DATE OF BIRTH February 15, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH Lidingö , Sweden
DATE OF DEATH 17th August 1952
Place of death Stockholm , Sweden