Ingvar Ericsson (runner)

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]

Ingvar Ericsson

Ingvar Ericsson in 1954
Personal information
Born	Ingvar Axel Harald Ericsson (1927-08-31)31 August 1927 Rinna, Boxholm, Sweden
Died	14 May 2020(2020-05-14) (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]

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]