Erik Wilhelm "Loppan" Adlerz (23 July 1892 – 8 September 1975) was a
Swedish
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diver who competed at the 1908, 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.
In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round in the
10 metre platform event. Four years later he won gold medals in the
10 m platform and
plain high diving. In 1920 he won the silver medal in the
10 m platform; in the
plain high diving event he finished fourth next to three Swedish teammates. In 1924 he finished fourth in the
10 m platform and failed to reach the final in the
plain high diving.
He was the elder brother of
Märta Adlerz
Märta Elvira Adlerz (later ''Hermansson'', 3 April 1897 – 28 February 1979) was a Swedish diver who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. She was born in Stockholm and died in Bromma.
In 1912 she was elimin ...
, who competed in swimming at the 1912 Olympics. In 1986 he was inducted to the
International Swimming Hall of Fame.
See also
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List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum (ISHOF) is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests a ...
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1892 births
1975 deaths
Divers from Stockholm
Swedish male divers
Olympic divers of Sweden
Divers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Divers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Divers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Divers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
Olympic medalists in diving
Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Stockholms KK divers
20th-century Swedish people