Harald Eriksson
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| Born | 22 September 1921 Örträsk, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 May 2015 (aged 83) Umeå, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | IFK Umeå | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Harald Eriksson (or Ericsson, 22 September 1921 – 20 May 2015) was a
Holmenkollen ski festival.[1] He had to withdraw from the 50 km race at the 1952 Games due to a high fever.[2][3]
Eriksson served in the Swedish Army in Umeå, but had good opportunities to train because his commander was also chairman of his skiing club. He later worked at a sports shop in Umeå, together with his friends and rivals Gunnar Karlsson and Martin Lundström; the trio formed a successful relay team.[2]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]
Olympic Games
- 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 18 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1948 | 26 | — | Silver | — |
References
- ^ Skidlegendaren ”Sme-Harald” Eriksson, IFK Umeå har avlidit Archived 15 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
- ^ a b Harald Ericson. sports-reference.com
- ^ Harald Ericson. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "ERIKSSON Harald". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
External links
- Harald Eriksson at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Harald Eriksson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 February 2007) (in Norwegian)
- Obituary – Västerbottens Kuriren : 29 May 2015; page 54, under the name Harald Ericson