Axel W. Ekblom (22 March 1893 – 26 July 1957) 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 such a ...

who competed 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 1924 he won the bronze medal with the Swedish team in the team running deer, double shots competition. He was also a member of the Swedish trap team which finished fourth in the team clay pigeons competition. In the individual trap event he finished 16th.

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1893 births 1957 deaths Swedish male sport shooters Running target shooters Olympic shooters for Sweden Shooters at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Trap and double trap shooters Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-sportshooting-bio-stub