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At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he was the flag bearer for Sweden, and finished 56th in the 18 km skiing race and 13th in the Nordic combined.
athletics competitor Nordic combined skier
At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he was the flag bearer for Sweden, and finished 56th in the 18 km skiing race and 13th in the Nordic combined.
He was born Erik Pettersson and changed his name to Fritz Erik Elmsäter in 1939. A multitalented athlete, he played as a football goalkeeper in the 1930s, and competed in modern pentathlon, military relays and gymnastics. He had his best results in the 3000 m steeplechase.
Elmsäter was a career military officer, retiring in 1959 to accept a position at the Swedish Sports Federation.
In the 1960s he worked for the Swedish radio and television network, and between 1968 and 1985 held various managerial position at the Sveriges Television.