Eric Natanael Backman (18 May 1896 – 29 June 1965) was a Swedish long distance runner who had his best achievements at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] He won the silver medal in the 8,000 m cross-country race, 2.6 seconds behind the legendary Paavo Nurmi. This second place helped the Swedish cross-country team to win the bronze medal behind Finland and Great Britain, as two other team members finished 10th and 11th. This scenario repeated in the 3,000 m event – Backman finished second and other Swedes 10th and 12th; this time Backman did not receive an individual medal, but he again pulled up the Swedish team to the third place. In the 5,000 metres Backman finished third, again behind Paavo Nurmi.[2]
Backman was a heavy smoker and enjoyed alcohol, yet he was an eight-time Swedish champion in the 5,000 m and 10,000 m in 1918–23, and held Swedish records over 5,000 m, 10,000 m, 5 miles and one-hour run. After 1943 he worked in the Volvo factory in Skövde.[2][3]
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^"Eric Backman". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
eric, backman, eric, natanael, backman, 1896, june, 1965, swedish, long, distance, runner, best, achievements, 1920, summer, olympics, silver, medal, cross, country, race, seconds, behind, legendary, paavo, nurmi, this, second, place, helped, swedish, cross, c. Eric Natanael Backman 18 May 1896 29 June 1965 was a Swedish long distance runner who had his best achievements at the 1920 Summer Olympics 1 He won the silver medal in the 8 000 m cross country race 2 6 seconds behind the legendary Paavo Nurmi This second place helped the Swedish cross country team to win the bronze medal behind Finland and Great Britain as two other team members finished 10th and 11th This scenario repeated in the 3 000 m event Backman finished second and other Swedes 10th and 12th this time Backman did not receive an individual medal but he again pulled up the Swedish team to the third place In the 5 000 metres Backman finished third again behind Paavo Nurmi 2 Eric BackmanPersonal informationBorn18 May 1896Acklinga SwedenDied29 June 1965 aged 69 Skovde SwedenHeight1 72 m 5 ft 8 in Weight64 kg 141 lb SportSportAthleticsEvent s 3 000 10 000 mClubIFK TidaholmAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 5000 m 14 51 0 1919 10 000 m 31 02 2 1921 Medal record Representing SwedenOlympic Games1920 Antwerp Individual cross country1920 Antwerp Cross country team1920 Antwerp 3000 metre team1920 Antwerp 5000 metresBackman was a heavy smoker and enjoyed alcohol yet he was an eight time Swedish champion in the 5 000 m and 10 000 m in 1918 23 and held Swedish records over 5 000 m 10 000 m 5 miles and one hour run After 1943 he worked in the Volvo factory in Skovde 2 3 References Edit Eric Backman Olympedia Retrieved 11 July 2021 a b Eric Backman sports reference com Eric Backman Swedish Olympic Committee This biographical article relating to Swedish athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eric Backman amp oldid 1087198554, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
