Olle Åkerlund
Encyclopedia
Olle Erik Cyrus Åkerlund (September 28, 1911, Annedal
– February 4, 1978) was a Swedish
sailor
who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
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In 1932 he was a crew member of the Swedish boat Bissbi which won the gold medal in the 6 metre class.
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
– February 4, 1978) 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....
sailor
Sailor
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who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
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In 1932 he was a crew member of the Swedish boat Bissbi which won the gold medal in the 6 metre class.