Robert Theodor Andersson (18 October 1886,

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 ...

– 2 March 1972) 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 ...

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

player, diver, and freestyle swimmer who competed in the

1906 Summer Olympics The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Games i ...

, in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

, in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

, and in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win three consecutive medals. He also competed in several swimming events from 1906 to 1920. In 1906, 1908 and 1912 he also participated in diving competitions.

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* 1886 births 1972 deaths Sportspeople from Stockholm Swedish male water polo players Swedish male divers Swedish male freestyle swimmers Olympic water polo players of Sweden Olympic divers of Sweden Olympic swimmers of Sweden Water polo players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1906 Intercalated Games Divers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1906 Intercalated Games Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden World record setters in swimming Olympic medalists in water polo Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-waterpolo-bio-stub

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