Alvin Carlsson

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAlvin Herman•Carlsson
Used nameAlvin•Carlsson
Born25 September 1891 in Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholm (SWE)
Died26 October 1972 (aged 81 years 1 month 1 day) in Malmö, Skåne (SWE)
AffiliationsMalmö SS, Malmö (SWE)
NOC Sweden

Biography

Alvin Carlsson was a machine engineer. At the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, he competed in platform diving and finished seventh in the final. In 1917, he married Hanna Lili Hedvig Sundstedt, emigrated to Chile, where she later joined him, and while there, they had a son and a daughter. It is unknown when they returned to Sweden.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Diving (Aquatics) SWE Alvin Carlsson
Platform, Men (Olympic) 7