Erik Lindh (sailor)
Erik Aleksander Lindh (1 May 1865 – 1 December 1914) was a sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Finnish boat Nina, which won the silver medal in the 10 metre class.
Bjorn
Bjorn, Bjorne (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less...
Holmberg
Holmberg is a Swedish surname formed from the words holm(e) meaning islet and berg meaning mountain. It is a relatively common name, at least in Sweden, which has to do with the fact that many Swedish place names contain the suffixes -holm, -holmen...
Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The...
List of sailors at the Summer Olympics
This list consists of sailors who have competed in sailing at the Summer Olympics. The number of rows (flags) for each sailor equals the number of times the individual sailor represents their country. The country name behind each flag links to the...
Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – 10 Metre
The 10 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics program in Nynäshamn. Two races were scheduled plus eventual sail-off's. 28 sailors, on 4 boats, from 3 nation entered.
Deaths in August 2025
Japanese sumo wrestler. Peter Lester, 70, New Zealand sailor and broadcaster, heart attack. Mats Lindh, 77, Swedish ice hockey player (Winnipeg Jets, Frölunda
List of Ig Nobel Prize winners
A parody of the Nobel Prizes, the Ig Nobel Prizes are awarded each year in mid-September, around the time the recipients of the genuine Nobel Prizes are announced, for ten achievements that "first make people laugh, and then make them think"....