Axel Johansson

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameKarl Axel Enoch•Johansson
Used nameAxel•Johansson
Born7 May 1885 in Göteborg (Gothenburg), Västra Götaland (SWE)
Died16 October 1973 (aged 88 years 5 months 9 days) in Göteborg (Gothenburg), Västra Götaland (SWE)
AffiliationsGöteborgs RF, Göteborg (SWE)
NOC Sweden

Biography

Axel Johansson rowed in the Göteborgs RF’s inriggers coxed four at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. The boat did not reach the second round after losing to the eventual gold medallists from Denmark.

Johansson worked as a clerk and later became treasurer of a public limited company. He had one stepson with Signe Josefina Anderson.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Rowing SWE Axel Johansson
Coxed Fours, Inriggers, Men (Olympic) Göteborgs Roddförening 2 h2 r1/3

Errata

Previously though to have been born 7 May 1885 / died 2 Feb 1979, but this is the wrong person.