Carl-Erik Mauritz "Jätten" Eriksson (20 May 1930 – 31 July 2023) was a Swedish bobsledder who was the first person to compete in bobsleigh at six Olympic Games, from 1964 to 1984.

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Born in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

, Eriksson was flag-bearer for Sweden at the 1976 Winter Olympics in

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...

. In the bobsled two-man sled, Eriksson came sixth (with Jan Johansson) at the

1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside ...

and ninth (with

Kenth Rönn Kenth Reinert Rönn (born 14 November 1953) is a Swedish bobsledder. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and the 1980 Winter Olympics. Rönn represented Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgården ...

) at the

1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (, ) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 (), were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from February 4 to 15, 1976. The games were awarded to Inn ...

. The only other bobsledder to compete at six Olympics is Italian

Gerda Weissensteiner Gerda Weissensteiner OMRI (born 3 January 1969) is an Italian luger and bobsleigh pilot who competed from the late 1980s to 2006. Competing in six Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in the women's singles luge event at the 1994 Winter Olymp ...

, although only two of her six appearances were in bobsleigh (the other four were luge). Eriksson represented BK Sankt Erik and

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Djurgårdens IF is an s ...

. Carl-Erik Eriksson died in

Ekerö Ekerö is a locality (urban area) and the seat of Ekerö Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden, with 11,524 inhabitants in 2017. It is also an alternative name of the island Ekerön, on which the Ekerö urban area is situated. Sports The ...

on 31 July 2023, at the age of 93.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eriksson, Carl-Erik 1930 births 2023 deaths Bobsledders from Stockholm Swedish male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Sweden Bobsledders at the 1964 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1968 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1972 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1976 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1980 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1984 Winter Olympics 20th-century Swedish sportsmen Djurgårdens IF bobsledders

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