Gösta Sjöberg

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGösta Gabriel•Sjöberg
Used nameGösta•Sjöberg
Born6 March 1896 in Ravlunda, Simrishamn, Skåne (SWE)
Died26 November 1968 (aged 72 years 8 months 20 days) in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas (ESP)
AffiliationsMalmö SS, Malmö (SWE)
NOC Sweden

Biography

Gösta Sjöberg, the son of a gardener, was just 16 when he competed in platform diving at the 1912 Olympic Games, though he did not advance to the final.

Sjöberg worked as a sales manager. In 1933, he married Dagmar Sarah Isakson, with whom he had one son.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Diving (Aquatics) SWE Gösta Sjöberg
Platform, Men (Olympic) 4 p1 r1/2