Erik Adlerz
Appearance
![]() Erik Adlerz at the 1920 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 23 July 1892 Stockholm,Sweden |
Died | 8 September 1975 (aged 83) Gothenburg,Sweden |
Sport | |
Sport | Diving |
Club | Stockholms KK |
Medal record |
Erik Wilhelm "Loppan" Adlerz(23 July 1892 – 8 September 1975) was aSwedishdiverwho competed at the 1908, 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]
In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round in the10 metre platformevent. Four years later he won gold medals in the10 m platformandplain high diving.In 1920 he won the silver medal in the10 m platform;in theplain high divingevent he finished fourth next to three Swedish teammates. In 1924 he finished fourth in the10 m platformand failed to reach the final in theplain high diving.[2]
He was the elder brother ofMärta Adlerz,who competed in swimming at the 1912 Olympics. In 1986 he was inducted to theInternational Swimming Hall of Fame.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Erik Adlerz".Olympedia.Retrieved22 March2021.
- ^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Erik Adlerz".Olympics at Sports-Reference.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 17 April 2020.
- ^"ERIC ADLERZ (SWE)".ISHOF.org.International Swimming Hall of Fame.Archived fromthe originalon 20 October 2014.
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