Erik Charpentier
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FullnameCarl Erik Charpentier
Born17 August 1897
Sölvesborg, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died17 February 1978 (aged 80)
Lund, Sweden
Charpentier c. 1920 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Carl Erik Charpentier | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 August 1897 Sölvesborg, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 February 1978 (aged 80) Lund, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Lunds Universitets Gymnastik och Idrottsförening | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Carl Erik Charpentier (17 August 1897 – 17 February 1978) was a Swedish gymnast and track and field athlete.[1] He was part of the Swedish gymnastics team that won the gold medal in the Swedish system event at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Nationally, he also competed in the high jump and decathlon with his personal best in high jump as 1.85 m in 1921.[2][3][4]