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Erik Bohlin

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Erik Bohlin
Personal information
Born1 June 1897
Orsa, Sweden
Died8 June 1977 (aged 80)
Orsa, Sweden
Sport
SportCycling
EventRoad
ClubUpsala CK
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Team road race

Erik Viktor "Orsa" Bohlin (1 June 1897 – 8 June 1977) was a Swedish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] He finished seventh in the individual road race and won a team bronze medal.[2]

During his cycling career Bohlin won four national titles and two Swedish six-day races (in 1924 and 1926). He retired in 1927 after finishing fourth at the road world championships. He later changed to motorcycling and, with the engineer Gösta Rödén, created a 250 cc motorcycle that set a new Swedish speed record.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Erik Bohlin". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ Erik Bohlin, Cycling Archives.
    - Erik Bohlin, Sports-reference[dead link]
  3. ^ "Erik Bohlin" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee.