Knut Henry "Krylbo" Eriksson (23 January 1920 – 8 January 2000) was a

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middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 m event. In 1946 he finished second behind Lennart Strand, both at the national and European Championships. On 15 July 1947, at the national championships at

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, Eriksson and Strand had a very close 1500 m race. Strand won, equaling the

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at 3:43.0, and Eriksson finished second, setting his all-time personal best at 3:44.4. Eriksson beat Strand at the 1948 Swedish Championships and at the

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. He retired the same year and returned to his work as a fireman. Eriksson was one of the three

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lighters of the 1956 Summer Olympics

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events at Stockholm. He held a world record in the 4 × 1500 m relay, together with three other fireman from his athletics club in Gävle.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Eriksson, Henry 1920 births 2000 deaths Swedish male middle-distance runners European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics People from Avesta Municipality Sportspeople from Dalarna County