About Ernfrid Appelqvist
Lived 1888 – 1966 (aged 77). Ernfrid Appelqvist was a Swedish competitive diver.
Ernst Oscar Ernfrid Appelqvist (15 June 1888 – 26 January 1966), later known as Ernest Applequist, was a Swedish diver who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
He finished fifth in his first round heat of the 3 metre springboard event and did not advance to the final. At club level, Appelqvist represented Stockholms KK. During World War II, he worked a night shift at the General Electric plant in Schenectady, New York, while each day broadcasting a 30-minute news program via shortwave radio to Sweden. "I would love to do anything can to sway the minds of the Swedish people away from the Nazis," he said in a 1942 interview.
Applequist later moved to San Jose, California, where he died in 1966.
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Who was Ernfrid Appelqvist?
Swedish diver at the 1912 Olympic Games
When was Ernfrid Appelqvist born?
Ernfrid Appelqvist was born on 15 June 1888 in Stockholm.
When did Ernfrid Appelqvist die?
Ernfrid Appelqvist died on 26 January 1966 in San Jose.
What was Ernfrid Appelqvist's occupation?
Ernfrid Appelqvist was a competitive diver.
What nationality was Ernfrid Appelqvist?
Ernfrid Appelqvist was Swedish.
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