Erik Bohlin
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| bronze | 1924 Paris | Team driving (188 km) |
Erik "Orsa" Bohlin (born June 1, 1897 in Orsa ; † June 8, 1977 there ) was a Swedish cyclist and motorcycle racer .
Bohlin took part in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Here he won the bronze medal in team driving over 188 km together with Ragnar Malm and Gunnar Sköld . In the individual, he finished seventh.
In the same year Bohlin was twice Swedish champion. He secured the title in the 100 km individual and 100 km team time trial , the latter together with Carl Frimodig and Erik Nordin .
Also in 1924 he won the first edition of Sexdagarsloppet , a six-stage journey through Sweden, and was able to repeat this success two years later.
At the UCI Road World Championships in 1924 Bohlin reached twelfth place, three years later he finished fourth in the amateur ranking.
From 1928 Orsa Bohlin drove motorcycle races and in 1930 won the international races for the Swedish Grand Prix and the Swedish TT on a 250 cm³ NV .
Web links
- Erik Bohlin in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Profile at databaseolympics.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sexdagarsloppet on cykelhistoriska.se ( Memento of the original from March 7, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Bohlin, Erik |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bohlin, Orsa (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Orsa , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 8, 1977 |
| Place of death | Orsa , Sweden |