Knut Olof Lennart Eriksson (4 February 1939 – 1 September 2017) was a Swedish wrestler. At the 1969 World Championships he finished fourth in the unlimited-weight freestyle and won a bronze medal in the under 100 kg Greco-Roman contest. He competed in the light-heavyweight freestyle event at the 1964 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the second round by the eventual winner Aleksandr Medved.[1][2]
 Eriksson (left) vs. Aleksandr Medved at the 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 4 February 1939 Västerås, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 September 2017 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Club | IF Norden, Sala | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lennart Eriksson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Lennart Eriksson. Swedish Olympic Committee
   | This article about a Swedish Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This biographical article relating to a Swedish sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |