Knut Johansson

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameKnut Richard•Johansson
Used nameKnut•Johansson
Born14 January 1888 in Floda, Katrineholm, Södermanland (SWE)
Died7 March 1953 in Bergshammar, Nyköping, Södermanland (SWE)
AffiliationsP1 IF, Stockholm (SWE)
NOC Sweden

Biography

Knut Johansson was a member of the Swedish tug-of-war team at the 1908 London Olympics. The team finished fourth after losing their first-round match to the British Liverpool Police team, 2 pulls to 0. All of the team members appear to have been military men as they represented military sport clubs.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1908 Summer Olympics Tug-Of-War SWE Knut Johansson
Tug-Of-War, Men (Olympic) Sweden 4