Erik Byléhn
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| Intro | Athletics competitor | ||||
| A.K.A. | Bror Erik Byléhn | ||||
| A.K.A. | Bror Erik Byléhn | ||||
| Places | Sweden | ||||
| was | Runner Athlete Middle-distance runner | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 15 January 1898, Bollnäs, Sweden | ||||
| Death | 14 November 1986Uppsala, Sweden (aged 88 years) | ||||
| Star sign | Capricorn | ||||
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Bror Erik Byléhn (15 January 1898 – 14 November 1986) was a middle-distance runner from Sweden who competed at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics. In 1924 he won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay and failed to reach the finals of individual 400 m and 800 m races. Four years later he won a silver medal in the 800 m, whereas his 4 × 400 m team finished in fourth place.
Byléhn worked as a veterinary doctor in Karlstad, and later moved to the United States.