Erland Almkvist
Erland Almkvist 
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| Birthday: | September 2, 1912 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Stockholm | ||||||
| Date of death: | September 20, 1999 | ||||||
| Place of death: | Lidingö | ||||||
| Society: | Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet (KSSS) | ||||||
| Boat classes: | Dragons | ||||||
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Erland Herman Lison Almkvist (born September 2, 1912 in Stockholm , † September 20, 1999 in Lidingö ) was a Swedish sailor .
successes
Erland Almkvist, who was a member of the Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet , took part in the kite boat class at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki . He was there alongside Sidney Boldt-Christmas crew member of Skipper Per Gedda . With the Tornado they won one of the total of seven races and finished second with 5555 points behind Thor Thorvaldsen's Pan from Norway and ahead of Theodor Thomsens Gustel X from Germany, with which they received the silver medal.
Web links
- Erland Almkvist in the database of World Sailing (English)
- Erland Almkvist in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Erland Almkvist at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (Swedish)
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| SURNAME | Almkvist, Erland |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Almkvist, Erland Herman Lison (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish sailor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 20, 1999 |
| Place of death | Lidingö , Sweden |