Eric Carlberg

For the Swedish golfer, see Eric Carlberg (golfer).

Not to be confused with his teammate Vilhelm Carlberg.

Eric Carlberg

Eric Carlberg (right) at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1880-04-05)5 April 1880 Karlskrona, Sweden
Died	14 August 1963(1963-08-14) (aged 83) Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Shooting, fencing, modern pentathlon
Club	Stockholms AF (1906 and 1908, shooting) Stockholms PK (1912, shooting) FOK, Stockholm (1924, shooting) FFF, Stockholm (fencing) I26 IF, Vaxholm (pentathlon)
Medal record Representing Sweden Olympic Games 1912 Stockholm Team 25 m small-bore rifle 1912 Stockholm Team 30 m military pistol 1908 London Team small-bore rifle 1912 Stockholm Team 50 m small-bore rifle 1912 Stockholm Team 50 m military pistol

Gustaf Eric Carlberg (5 April 1880 – 14 August 1963) was a Swedish Army officer, diplomat, sport shooter, fencer, and modern pentathlete who competed at the 1906, 1908, 1912 and 1924 Olympics alongside his twin brother Vilhelm.

Biography

Eric and Vilhelm were the youngest of four children of a veterinarian, who died when they were 12 years old. The twins became military officers in 1901 and retired with the rank of major. In 1911, they became physical education instructors. In 1924, Eric married Elsa Lindell and was stationed for three years in Iran as part of the newly established Gendarmerie corps. In 1930, he was appointed Swedish consul general in Tehran and, between 1935 and 1958, served as the Finnish consul general there.

Olympic career

1906 Athens

• 25 m rapid fire pistol – eleventh place
• 30 m duelling pistol – 13th place
• 20 m duelling pistol – 14th place
• 50 m pistol – 18th place
• 25 m army pistol (1873 model) – 18th place
• 25 m army pistol (standard model) – 27th place
• 300 m army rifle – 28th place
• Free rifle, free position – 29th place

1908 London

Carlberg was a member of the Swedish team that won the silver medal in the team small-bore rifle competition. He also participated in the following shooting events:

• Team pistol – fifth place
• disappearing target small-bore rifle – ninth place
• moving target small-bore rifle – 15th place
• individual pistol – 33rd place

He also participated in the épée competition but was eliminated in the first round. As a member of the Swedish épée team, he was eliminated in the first round of the team épée event.

1912 Stockholm

At the 1912 Summer Olympics, he won two gold and two silver medals in shooting. He also participated in the following shooting events:

• 30 metre rapid fire pistol – sixth place
• 50 metre pistol – twelfth place
• 50 metre rifle, prone – 17th place
• 25 metre small-bore rifle – 20th place

As a member of the Swedish épée team, he finished fourth in the team épée competition.

He also participated in the modern pentathlon event but retired after the first contest. This was the shooting competition where he finished eighth.

1924 Paris

In 1924, he finished ninth in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event.

See also

• Dual sport and multi-sport Olympians

External links

• Eric Carlberg at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Eric Carlberg at Database Olympics

• Eric Carlberg at ISSF
• Eric Carlberg at Olympedia
• Eric Carlberg at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)