Eric Valdemar Lemming (22 February 1880 – 5 June 1930) was a Swedish

Sweden

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 athlete who competed in a wide variety of events.

Lemming won a total of 7 Olympic medals over three Olympics including 4 golds.

His Olympic experience began at the 1900 Summer Olympics

1900 Summer Olympics

The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...

 in Paris

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, France

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. He tied for fourth place in both the high jump

Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump

The men's high jump was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 15, 1900. Eight athletes from seven nations competed in the high jump.-Records:...

 and pole vault

Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's pole vault

The men's pole vault was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 15, 1900. Eight athletes from five nations competed in the pole vault....

, clearing 1.70 metres and 3.10 metres in the two events, respectively. Lemming took another fourth place finish in the hammer throw. He took eighth place in the discus throw

Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 14 and July 15, 1900. 16 discus throwers from eight nations competed.-Records:...

.

Lemming also competed in the long jump

Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump

The men's long jump was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 14 and July 15, 1900. 12 athletes from six nations competed in the long jump.-Records:...

. He finished last of the twelve-man field with a distance of 5.500 metres. Lemming also competed in the triple jump

Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 16, 1900. 13 athletes from six nations competed in the triple jump.-Records:...

 and while his place and distance are unknown, he did not finish in the top six.

In the 1906 Summer Olympics

1906 Summer Olympics

The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Games in Athens" by the International Olympic Committee...

 in Athens

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, Greece

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. He picked up four medals here, a bronze in the tug of war with the Swedish national team, a second bronze in the shot put, a third bronze in the pentathlon and a gold medal in the javelin (free style) event.

He returned two years later to the 1908 Summer Olympics

1908 Summer Olympics

The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...

 held in London

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, Great Britain

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. Here he won a further two gold medals, defending his title in the javelin (free style) event, the last time this was to be held and also gaining the javelin title.

At the next Olympics in 1912

1912 Summer Olympics

The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...

Lemming retained his javelin title with a throw 6 metres further than he had thrown at the previous games.