Eric Carlberg

Gustaf Eric Carlberg (5 April 1880 – 14 August 1963) was a Swedish Army officer, diplomat, sport shooter, fencer, and modern pentathlete who competed at the 1906, 1908, 1912 and 1924 Olympics alongside his twin brother Vilhelm.

Biography Eric and Vilhelm were the youngest of four children of a veterinarian, who died when they were 12 years old. The twins became military officers in 1901 and retired with the rank of major. In 1911, they became physical education instructors. In 1924, Eric married Elsa Lindell and was stationed for three years in Iran as part of the newly established Iranian Gendarmerie corps. In 1930, he was appointed Swedish consul general in Tehran and, between 1935 and 1958, served as the Finnish consul general there.

Olympic career 1906 Athens 25 m rapid fire pistol – eleventh place 30 m duelling pistol – 13th place 20 m duelling pistol – 14th place 50 m pistol – 18th place 25 m army pistol (1873 model) – 18th place 25 m army pistol (standard model) – 27th place 300 m army rifle – 28th place Free rifle, free position – 29th place

1908 London

Carlberg was a member of the Swedish team that won the silver medal in the team small-bore rifle competition. He also participated in the following shooting events:

Team pistol – fifth place disappearing target small-bore rifle – ninth place moving target small-bore rifle – 15th place individual pistol – 33rd place

He also participated in the épée competition but was eliminated in the first round. As a member of the Swedish épée team, he was eliminated in the first round of the team épée event.

1912 Stockholm

At the 1912 Summer Olympics, he won two gold and two silver medals in shooting. He also participated in the following shooting events:

30 metre rapid fire pistol – sixth place 50 metre pistol – twelfth place 50 metre rifle, prone – 17th place 25 metre small-bore rifle – 20th place

As a member of the Swedish épée team, he finished fourth in the team épée competition.

He also participated in the modern pentathlon event but retired after the first contest. This was the shooting competition where he finished eighth.

1924 Paris

In 1924, he finished ninth in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol event.