Axel Emanuel Eriksson (10 March 1884 – 20 December 1975) was a Swedish

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who competed in the

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and

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

. In 1912 he was a member of the Swedish boat ''Vaxholm'' that was eliminated in the first round of the coxed four competition. Eight years later, he rowed with his younger brother

Gösta Gösta is a male given name, a variant of Gustav. Notable people with the name include: People * Gösta Alexandersson (1905–1988), Swedish actor *Gösta Åsbrink (1881–1966), Swedish gymnast and modern pentathlete * Gösta Andersson (skier) ...

as a coxswain, and they were again eliminated in the

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* * 1884 births 1975 deaths Swedish male rowers Olympic rowers for Sweden Rowers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1920 Summer Olympics {{Sweden-rowing-bio-stub