John Yngve Adolf Engkvist (18 February 1918 in
Stockholm,
Sweden – 26 August 1982 in
Ekerö
Ekerö is a locality (urban area) and the seat of Ekerö Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden, with 11,524 inhabitants in 2017. It is also an alternative name of the island Ekerön, on which the Ekerö urban area is situated.
Sports
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,
Sweden) was a Swedish Olympic sailor in the
Star class. He competed in the
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...
together with
Bengt Melin, where they finished 17th.
Yngve Engkvist at Sports Reference
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References
Olympic sailors of Sweden
Swedish male sailors (sport)
Star class sailors
Sailors at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Star
1918 births
1982 deaths
Sportspeople from Stockholm
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