Torsten Eriksson

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameTorsten Julius•Eriksson (-Esenius)
Used nameTorsten•Eriksson
Born20 February 1891 in Örebro, Örebro (SWE)
Died29 July 1979 (aged 88 years 5 months 9 days) in Örebro, Örebro (SWE)
AffiliationsÖrebro SS, Örebro (SWE)
NOC Sweden

Biography

Torsten Eriksson competed in plain high diving at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm. Although he placed second in his pool in round one, his score was not enough to advance to the final.

Eriksson passed his exam at the technical elementary school in Örebro in 1912. He joined the Swedish Railways and worked there first as a draftsman and later as an engineer. With his wife, Elsa Charlotta Viktoria (née Jansson), he had two sons.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Diving (Aquatics) SWE Torsten Eriksson
Plain High, Men (Olympic) 2 p1 r1/2