Anders Folke Eriksson (27 April 1925 – 12 March 2008) was a
Swedish water polo
Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...
player who competed in the
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...
.
In 1948 he was a member of the Swedish team which finished fifth in the
water polo tournament.
He played four matches.
At club level, Eriksson represented
Västerås SS
Västerås Simsällskap, commonly known as Västerås SS or VSS, is a Swedish swimming club from Västerås founded 3 November 1910, who competes in swimming, diving, water polo, and masters swimming. The home pool of Västerås SS is Lögarän ...
.
See also
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Sweden men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
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List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
This is a list of male goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
Abbreviations
Winning goalkeepers
The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or ...
References
External links
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1925 births
2008 deaths
Sportspeople from Västerås
Swedish male water polo players
Water polo goalkeepers
Olympic water polo players for Sweden
Water polo players at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Västerås SS water polo players
20th-century Swedish sportsmen
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