Axel Persson

{{Short description|Swedish cyclist (1888–1955)}}

{{About|the cyclist|the archaeologist|Axel W. Persson}}

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|image=Axel Persson 1920.jpg

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|caption=Persson at the 1920 Olympics

|birth_date= 23 January 1888

|birth_place=Eskilstuna, Sweden

|death_date= 2 September 1955 (aged 67)

|death_place=Västerhaninge, Sweden

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|sport=Cycling

|event=Road

|club=SK Iter, Stockholm
Upsala CK

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1912 Stockholm | Team road race}}

{{MedalSilver| 1920 Antwerp | Team road race}}

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Axel Wilhelm Persson (23 January 1888 – 2 September 1955) was a Swedish cyclist. He competed in the road race at the 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal with the Swedish teams.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/16095 |title=Axel Persson |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=5 May 2021}} Individually he finished 9th and 12th, respectively.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/axel-wilhelm-persson-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205126/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/axel-wilhelm-persson-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Axel Persson Olympic Results |accessdate=10 May 2013 |publisher=Sports Reference}}

Person won nine to eleven Swedish titles on the road and track in both sprint and long-distance events. In 1919, he also became the Scandinavian champion in the road race.[http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/a/axel-w.-persson.html Axel W. Persson]. Swedish Olympic Committee