Ingvar Ericsson (runner)
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BornIngvar Axel Harald Ericsson
31 August 1927
31 August 1927
Rinna, Boxholm, Sweden
Died14 May 2020 (aged 92)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
_1954.jpg) Ingvar Ericsson in 1954 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ingvar Axel Harald Ericsson 31 August 1927 Rinna, Boxholm, Sweden |
| Died | 14 May 2020 (aged 92) |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 1500 m, steeplechase |
| Club | Brandkårens IK |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 3:41.2 (1956) 3000mS – 9:12.2 (1951)[1][2] |
Ingvar Axel Harald Ericsson (31 August 1927 – 14 May 2020[3]) was a Swedish middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 m event.[4]
He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and finished eighth in 1952. At the European championships he was seventh in 1950 and fourth in 1954.[1] Ericsson won the national 1500 m title in 1952, 1954 and 1955 and set a new national record in 1956.[5] He was a firefighter by profession and represented Brandkårens IK.[6]
