Erland H. L. Almqvist (2 September 1912 – 20 September 1999) was a Swedish sailor who competed in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. He was born in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

. In 1952 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Swedish boat ''Tornado'' in the Dragon class. He died in

Lidingö Lidingö, also known in its definite form ''Lidingön'' and as ''Lidingölandet'', is an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago, northeast of Stockholm, Sweden. In 2010, the population of the Lidingö urban area on the island was 31,561. It is ...

in 1999.

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* * * * 1912 births 1999 deaths Swedish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Dragon Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Stockholm {{Sweden-yachtracing-bio-stub