Erik Albin Almlöf was a Swedish athlete who specialized in the triple jump.
Career
After the 1920 Olympics, Almlöf finished second at the United States – France – Sweden meet. His last major competition was the 1923 Göteborg Games, where he finished fourth. Almlöf was a businessman operating between Sweden and the United States, where he died in 1971.
Achievements
He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm where he won the bronze medal. Due to World War I no Olympics were held in 1916, but Almlöf returned to the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, where he won his second Olympic bronze medal. Between the 1912 and 1920 Olympics Almlöf won two national titles in 1913-1914, finished third at the 1914 British American Automobile Association Championship, won the 1915-1916 Swedish-American meet, won the 1919 Metropolitan (United States) title, and was second at the United States National Championships, both indoors and outdoors, in 1916.