Alf Gunnar Sköld (24 September 1894 – 24 June 1971) was a

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road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

who competed in the

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. He finished fourth in the individual road race and won a team bronze medal. At the inaugural amateur world championships in 1921 he won the road race and finished fourth in 1922 edition. After retiring from competitions Sköld worked as treasurer and vice president of his native club Upsala CK and ran a sports shop.

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1894 births 1971 deaths Swedish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Sweden Cyclists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in cycling Sportspeople from Västerås Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics {{Sweden-Olympic-medalist-stub