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Erik Granfelt

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Erik Granfelt
Personal information
Born(1883-11-17)17 November 1883
Stockholm, Sweden
Died18 February 1962(1962-02-18) (aged 78)
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Men's gymnastics
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Team
Men's tug of war
Intercalated Games
Bronze medal – third place 1906 Athens Team

Erik Gustaf Granfelt (17 November 1883 – 18 February 1962) was a Swedish gymnast who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team event in 1908.[1]

At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, he was a member of the Swedish tug of war team, which won the bronze medal. see Tug of war 1906.

Erik Granfelt also played football (soccer) for AIK from Stockholm, with whom he won the Swedish Championship in 1901.

References

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  1. ^ "Erik Granfelt". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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