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Eric Oscar Sigvard Ny (15 October 1909 – 2 September 1945) was a Swedish middle-distance runner. He competed in the 1500 m event at the 1932 and
1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...
and finished in fifth and eleventh place, respectively. He placed fourth in the 800 m at the 1934 European Championships. Ny died in a sailing accident, aged 35.


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1909 births 1945 deaths Swedish male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Boating accident deaths Accidental deaths in Sweden 20th-century Swedish sportsmen People from Sala Municipality, Sweden {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub