Olle Ericsson (sport shooter)

Olof Charles "Olle" Ericsson (1 June 1890 – 25 July 1950) was a Swedish sport shooter who competed in the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he won a bronze medal in the team 300 m military rifle, standing competition. In the 1924 he also participated in the following events:

• Team free rifle – seventh place
• 600 m free rifle – 14th place
• 50 m rifle, prone – 26th place

Olle Ericsson

Personal information
Born	(1890-06-01)1 June 1890 Kumla, Sweden
Died	25 July 1950(1950-07-25) (aged 60) Örebro, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Sports shooting
Event	Rifle
Club	Örebro SF
Medal record Representing Sweden Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp Team 300 m military rifle, standing World championships 300 m rifle three positions 1928 Loosduinen Individual 1927 Rome Team 1928 Loosduinen Team 1927 Rome Individual 1929 Stockholm Team 1931 Lviv Individual 1933 Granada Team World championships 300 m rifle 1929 Stockholm Army rifle, 3×20 shots, ind. 1935 Rome Army rifle, standing, ind. 1935 Rome Army rifle, 3×20 shots, team 1928 Loosduinen Prone 40 shots, ind. 1929 Stockholm Prone 40 shots, ind. 1929 Stockholm Army rifle, prone, ind. 1929 Stockholm Army rifle, standing, ind. 1931 Lviv Standing 40 shots, ind. 1933 Granada Standing 40 shots, ind. 1937 Helsinki Army rifle, prone, team 1928 Loosduinen Standing 40 shots, ind. 1928 Loosduinen Kneeling 40 shots, ind. 1935 Rome Army rifle, 3×20 shots, ind. 1937 Helsinki Prone 40 shots, team

Ericsson won several dozen medals in the discontinued 50 and 300 m rifle events at the world championships of 1927–1937.