Bo Evert Ericson (28 January 1919 – 14 February 1970) was a Swedish hammer thrower who won a gold medal at the 1946 European Athletics Championships in Oslo with a throw of 56.44 metres.[2] He was also a finalist at the 1948 Olympics in London, but he finished in sixth place with a throw of 52.98 metres.[1][3]
Ericson twice broke the Swedish national record for the hammer throw–in 1941 with a throw of 56.66 metres and, secondly, in 1947 with a throw of 57.19 metres–and held the record outright from 1941 until 1955.[4] He was a ten-time winner of the hammer throw at the Swedish national championships.[5]
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bo Ericson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "European Championships (Men)". GBRAthletics.com. 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw Final Round". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Swedish Records". swipnet.se. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Hammer champions". bengt.telgecity.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
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