Olle Åkerlund

Olle Åkerlund

Personal information
Full name	Olle Erik Cyrus Åkerlund
Born	28 September 1911 Annedal, Sweden
Died	4 February 1978 (aged 66) Stockholm, Sweden
Sailing career
Club	Royal Swedish Yacht Club
Medal record Men's Sailing Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles 6 metre class

Olle Erik Cyrus Åkerlund (28 September 1911 – 4 February 1978) was a Swedish sailor. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat Bissbi that won the gold medal in the 6 m class at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The boat was owned by his father Erik, who was a publisher and entrepreneur.[1][2]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olle Åkerlund". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
2. "Olle Åkerlund". SOK.se (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

External links

• Olle Åkerlund at Olympedia (archive)
• Olle Åkerlund at Olympics.com
• Olle Åkerlund at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)