Gösta Gunvald Eriksson (26 January 1931 – 21 August 2024) was a Swedish rower who competed in the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Eriksson was born on 26 January 1931, in Little Skee, Sweden, outside Strömstad.

Career

Olympic Competitions

In the 1956 Summer Olympics, held in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden, he won a silver medal in the coxed four and finished fourth in the eight competition. Four years later, at the 1960 Summer Olympics, held in Rome, Italy, he and his partner Lennart Hansson were eliminated in the repechage of the coxed pair event and in the first round of the coxless pair competition.

European Championship

Eriksson won two more silver medals at the 1955 European Championships, in the coxed four and eight.

Death

Eriksson died in Trollhättan on 21 August 2024, at the age of 93.