Åke Bergman

Swedish swimmer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroSwedish swimmer
PlacesSweden
wasAthlete Swimmer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth26 May 1896
Death27 February 1941 (aged 44 years)
Star signGemini
The details

Biography

Åke Herman Gottfrid Bergman (26 May 1896 – 27 February 1941) was a Swedish swimmer. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in the 100 m backstroke event, but failed to reach the final.
Bergman lived with his parents Anders and Berta near a public bath, where he started training in swimming. He later also played water polo, but lost vision in one eye after an injury during a competition. He was a hatter by profession, as his father owned a hat factory, and had a daughter Karin.

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