Richard Johansson (18 June 1882 – 24 July 1952) 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 ...

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. He won the silver medal in the men's singles competition at the 1908 London Olympics. He was part of the Swedish medal sweep there. He also skated in pairs with

Gertrud Ström Gertrud Ström was a Swedish figure skater who competed in pair skating. With partner Richard Johansson, she won the bronze medal at the 1909 World Figure Skating Championships. Competitive highlights With Richard Johansson Richard Joha ...

and won the bronze at the 1909 World Championships.

Results

Men's singles

Pairs

(with Ström)

References

1882 births 1952 deaths Swedish male single skaters Figure skaters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic figure skaters of Sweden Olympic medalists in figure skating World Figure Skating Championships medalists Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-figure-skating-bio-stub