Gösta Eriksson

For the cox who appeared in the 1920 Summer Olympics, see Gösta Eriksson (rowing).

Gösta Eriksson

Eriksson between 1956 and 1960
Personal information
Born	(1931-01-26)26 January 1931 Skee, Sweden
Died	21 August 2024(2024-08-21) (aged 93) Trollhättan, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Roddklubben Three Towns Trollhättans Roddsällskap
Medal record Representing Sweden Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Coxed four European Rowing Championships 1955 Ghent Coxed four 1955 Ghent Eight

Gösta Gunvald Eriksson (26 January 1931 – 21 August 2024) was a Swedish rower who competed in the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Eriksson was born on 26 January 1931, in Little Skee, Sweden, outside Strömstad.

Career

Olympic Competitions

In the 1956 Summer Olympics, held in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden, he won a silver medal in the coxed four and finished fourth in the eight competition. Four years later, at the 1960 Summer Olympics, held in Rome, Italy, he and his partner Lennart Hansson were eliminated in the repechage of the coxed pair event and in the first round of the coxless pair competition.

European Championship

Eriksson won two more silver medals at the 1955 European Championships, in the coxed four and eight.

Death

Eriksson died in Trollhättan on 21 August 2024, at the age of 93.