Axel Blomqvist (14 December 1894 – 11 December 1965) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...

who competed in the

1924 Winter Olympics The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (french: Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 ( frp, Chamôni 1924), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France ...

. In 1924 he finished sixth in the 500 metres event, 113th in the 1500 metres competition, and 115th in the 5000 metres event.

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1894 births 1965 deaths Swedish male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Sweden Speed skaters at the 1924 Winter Olympics 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-speed-skating-bio-stub