Mauritz Eriksson (18 December 1888 – 14 February 1947) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

sport shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms ( firearms and airguns, in forms s ...

who competed in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

, in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

, and in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

. In 1912 he won the gold medal as member of the Swedish team in the team free rifle event and the bronze medal in the team military rifle competition. In the

he also participated in the following events: *

300 metre free rifle, three positions 3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societie ...

- 14th place * 600 metre free rifle - 38th place Eight years later he won the silver medal in the 600 metre military rifle, prone event and two bronze medals in military rifle team competitions. In the

he also participated in the following events: * Team 300 metre military rifle, prone - fifth place * 300 metre military rifle, prone - sixth place * Team 300 and 600 metre military rifle, prone - sixth place * Team free rifle - sixth place *

- seventh place In the

he participated in the following events: * Team free rifle - seventh place * 600 metre free rifle - 19th place * 50 metre rifle, prone - 24th place

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1888 births 1947 deaths Swedish male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic shooters of Sweden Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sport shooters from Stockholm 19th-century Swedish people 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-sportshooting-bio-stub