Bo Ericson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bo Ericson

Swedish hammer thrower

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1919

Place of Birth: Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 14-Feb-1970

Profession: hammer thrower

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Bo Evert Ericson (28 January 1919 – 14 February 1970) was a Swedish hammer thrower who won a gold medal at the 1946 European Athletics Championships in Oslo with a throw of 56.44 metres.
He was also a finalist at the 1948 Olympics in London, but he finished in sixth place with a throw of 52.98 metres.Ericson twice broke the Swedish national record for the hammer throw–in 1941 with a throw of 56.66 metres and, secondly, in 1947 with a throw of 57.19 metres–and held the record outright from 1941 until 1955.
He was a ten-time winner of the hammer throw at the Swedish national championships.