Carl-Erik Mauritz "Jätten" Eriksson (20 May 1930 – 31 July 2023) was a Swedish bobsledder who was the first person to compete in bobsleigh at six Olympic Games, from 1964 to 1984.

Biography

Born in Stockholm, Eriksson was flag-bearer for Sweden at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. In the bobsled two-man sled, Eriksson came sixth (with Jan Johansson) at the 1972 Winter Olympics and ninth (with Kenth Rönn) at the 1976 Winter Olympics.

Carl-Erik Eriksson

The only other bobsledder to compete at six Olympics is Italian Gerda Weissensteiner, although only two of her six appearances were in bobsleigh (the other four were luge).

Carl-Erik Eriksson

Eriksson represented BK Sankt Erik and Djurgårdens IF.

Carl-Erik Eriksson

Carl-Erik Eriksson died in Ekerö on 31 July 2023, at the age of 93.

See also

List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games

References

External links

Carl-Erik Eriksson's profile at Sports Reference.com

1930 births

2023 deaths

Sportspeople from Stockholm

Swedish male bobsledders

Olympic bobsledders for Sweden

Bobsledders at the 1964 Winter Olympics

Bobsledders at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Bobsledders at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Bobsledders at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Bobsledders at the 1980 Winter Olympics

Bobsledders at the 1984 Winter Olympics

20th-century Swedish people

Djurgårdens IF bobsledders