Olle I. Ericsson was a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 sport shooter

Shooting sports

A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...

 who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics

1920 Summer Olympics

The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....

 and in the 1924 Summer Olympics

1924 Summer Olympics

The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...

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In 1920 he won the bronze medal as member of the Swedish team in the team 300 metre military rifle, standing competition. He also participated in the individual 300 metre military rifle, standing event‎ but his exact place is unknown.

In the 1924 Summer Olympics

1924 Summer Olympics

The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...

 he also participated in the following events:

• Team free rifle
  Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's team free rifle
  The men's team free rifle was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of a rifle team event but the first with three different distances . The competition was held on June 26, 1924 and June 27, 1924 at the shooting...
  
   - seventh place
• 600 metre free rifle
  Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 600 metre free rifle
  The men's 600 metre free rifle was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event. The competition was held on June 27, 1924 at the shooting ranges at Camp de Châlons, Mourmelon...
  
   - 14th place
• 50 metre rifle, prone
  Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre rifle, prone
  The men's 50 metre rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. The competition was held on June 23, 1924 at the shooting ranges at Reims...
  
  - 26th place

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