Erik Gustaf "Berka" Bergqvist (20 June 1891 – 17 February 1954) was a Swedish

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player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the

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and

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, as well as an international footballer. He was part of the Swedish water polo teams that won silver and bronze medals, respectively. In 1912 he also competed in the 100 metre freestyle. As a swimmer and water polo player, he represented

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. Besides water sports, Bergqvist won a Swedish football title with AIK as a goalkeeper. He also football played for IFK Stockholm. He was one of three founders of the company AB Tipstjänst, which in 1934 received the state license to organize gambling and betting in sport, as those were going out of control in the 1920s–30s. The company was nationalized in 1943, and Bergqvist was offered the post of its director general, on condition that he joins the

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. He refused, and was appointed as inspector general instead.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bergqvist, Erik 1891 births 1954 deaths Swedish male water polo players Swedish male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Sweden Olympic water polo players for Sweden Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Swedish men's footballers AIK Fotboll players IFK Stockholm players Stockholms KK water polo players Stockholms KK swimmers Men's association football goalkeepers Sportspeople from Stockholm

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