Erik Abrahamsson

Who was Erik Abrahamsson?

Erik Abrahamsson was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the men's long jump during his career.

Abrahamsson started playing bandy with Södertälje SK, in 1914. Later he picked up ice hockey in 1921 and played with AIK and IFK Stockholm, and also in the Swedish national ice hockey team. He won European championships 1921. Together with his older brother Carl, Abrahamsson managed to convince the Södertälje SK board of directors to incorporate ice hockey in the club in 1925. The club is still a major team in Sweden's major league, Elitserien. Later, in the same year 1925, SSK played in the Swedish championship final for the first time, and SSK won the title as Swedish champions, with Abrahamsson in the team and after his brother scored the gaming winning goal against Västerås SK.

Abrahamsson competed for Sweden in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium, in the long jump where he won the bronze medal. He also won the Swedish championships in the long jump three times, 1921–1923.