Simon Åkerblom

Biographical information

RolesReferee
SexMale
Full nameAugust Simeon Immanuel "Simon"•Åkerblom
Used nameSimon•Åkerblom
Born5 January 1882 in Eskilstuna, Södermanland (SWE)
Died13 April 1964 (aged 82 years 3 months 8 days) in Täby, Stockholm (SWE)
AffiliationsIFK Eskilstuna, Eskilstuna (SWE)
NOC Sweden

Biography

Simon Åkerblom from IFK Eskilstuna acted as a referee in a small number of matches at the highest national level in Sweden between 1912 and 1914 and as a linesman in the football tournament of the 1912 Olympic Games. He was an engraver by profession. With his wife Carin (née Ehrnlund) he had two daughters and one son.

Referee

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Phase Unit Role As
1912 Summer Olympics Football (Football) SWE Simon Åkerblom
Football, Men (Olympic) Match #3 Netherlands — Sweden Linesman