Erik Elmsäter
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| Born | 7 October 1919 Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 March 2006 (aged 86) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | steeplechase | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | I13 IF, Falun IFK Kiruna | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 3000 mS – 8:59.6 (1944) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fritz Erik Elmsäter (7 October 1919 – 9 March 2006) was the first Swedish athlete to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. In 1948 he won a silver medal in the 3000 m steeplechase race, and finished 19th in the 18 km cross-country skiing and 9th in the Nordic combined event. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he was the flag bearer for Sweden, and finished 56th in the 18 km skiing race and 13th in the Nordic combined.