Eric Ny
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Sala, Sweden | 15 October 1909
Died | 2 September 1945 Mälaren, Sweden | (aged 35)
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 1500 m |
Club | IK Mode, Stockholm |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:50.4 (1934) 1500 m – 3:50.8 (1934)[1] |
Eric Oscar Sigvard Ny (15 October 1909 – 2 September 1945) was a Swedish middle-distance runner. He competed in the 1500 m event at the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics and finished in fifth and eleventh place, respectively. He placed fourth in the 800 m at the 1934 European Championships. Ny died in a sailing accident, aged 35.[2][3]
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- 1909 births
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- Swedish male middle-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for Sweden
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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- Accidental deaths in Sweden
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen
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