Erik Åström

Erik Johannes "Åsa" Åström (23 February 1902 – 25 April 1971) was a Finnish sprinter. He set Finnish records at 200 m and 400 m and competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Career

Åström first became Finnish champion at 200 m in 1921; his time 22.1 was better than the national record, but was not accepted due to a suspect start. At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris Åström represented Finland in both the 400 m individual race and the 4 × 400 m relay; he qualified from the heats in the individual race, but did not take part in the second round. The same year, he first equalled Lauri Härö's Finnish 200 m record of 22.2 and then improved it to 22.1 in Stockholm, this time legitimately.