 Persson at the 1920 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 January 1888 Eskilstuna, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 September 1955 (aged 67) Västerhaninge, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Club | SK Iter, Stockholm Upsala CK | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Axel Wilhelm Persson (23 January 1888 – 2 September 1955) was a Swedish cyclist. He competed in the road race at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal with the Swedish teams. Individually he finished 9th and 12th, respectively.
Person won nine to eleven Swedish titles on the road and track in both sprint and long-distance events. In 1919, he also became the Scandinavian champion in the road race.
References
- "Axel Persson". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Axel Persson Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- Axel W. Persson. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
- profile
- Axel Persson at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Axel Persson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Axel Persson at Olympedia
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- Swedish male cyclists
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- Cyclists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists for Sweden
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