Eric Backman

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Eric Backman

Medal record

Men's athletics
Competitor for Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver	1920 Antwerp	Individual cross country
Bronze	1920 Antwerp	Cross country team
Bronze	1920 Antwerp	3000 metre team
Bronze	1920 Antwerp	5000 metres

Eric Backman (18 May 1896, Tidaholm Municipality – 29 June 1965) was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre team.

He competed for Sweden at the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium where he won the silver medal in the men's cross country behind the legendary Paavo Nurmi. This second place helped the Swedish team, which also included Gustaf Mattsson and Hilding Ekman, to the bronze medal behind Finland and Great Britain.

He also competed in the 3,000 metre team where he won another Bronze medal with his team mates Sven Lundgren and Edvin Wide. He competed his tally of four medals in one Olympics by winning the bronze medal in the 5,000 metres again finishing behind Paavo Nurmi but the race was won by France with Joseph Guillemot.

Persondata
Name	Backman, Erik
Alternative names
Short description	Athletics (sport) competitor
Date of birth	18 May 1896
Place of birth
Date of death	29 June 1965
Place of death

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