Anders Folke Eriksson (27 April 1925 – 12 March 2008) was a
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
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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 who 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 ...
.
In 1948 he was a member of the Swedish team which finished fifth in the
water polo tournament.
He played four matches.
At club level, Eriksson represented
Västerås SS
The Västerås Simsällskap, Västerås SS or VSS, Swedish, is a swim team from Västerås founded November 3, 1910. Its home pool is Lögarängsbadet in Västerås. The club practises swimming, diving, water polo, and masters swimming.
Swimm ...
.
See also
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Sweden men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
This article lists various water polo records and statistics in relation to the Sweden men's national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
The Sweden men's national water polo team has participated in 8 of 27 official men's water polo tournam ...
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List of men's Olympic water polo tournament goalkeepers
This is a list of male goalkeepers who have been named in the national water polo team at the Summer Olympics.
Abbreviations
Winning goalkeepers
The following table is pre-sorted by edition of the Olympics (in ascending order), cap number or ...
References
External links
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1925 births
2008 deaths
Swedish male water polo players
Water polo goalkeepers
Olympic water polo players for Sweden
Water polo players at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Västerås SS water polo players
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