Mauritz Eriksson

{{Short description|Swedish sport shooter (1888–1947)}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Mauritz Eriksson

| image = Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Carl Hugo Johansson and Mauritz Eriksson.jpg

| caption = Eriksson (standing) at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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| full_name = Axel Mauritz Eriksson

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1888|12|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden

| death_date = {{death date and age|1947|2|14|1888|12|18|df=yes}}

| death_place = Stockholm, Sweden

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| sport = Sports shooting

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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's shooting}}

{{MedalCountry | {{SWE}} }}

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{{MedalGold| 1912 Stockholm | Team free rifle}}

{{MedalSilver| 1920 Antwerp | 600 metre military rifle, prone}}

{{MedalBronze| 1912 Stockholm | Team military rifle}}

{{MedalBronze| 1920 Antwerp | Team 300 m military rifle, standing}}

{{MedalBronze| 1920 Antwerp | Team 600 m military rifle, prone}}

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Axel Mauritz Eriksson (18 December 1888 – 14 February 1947) was a Swedish sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/er/mauritz-eriksson-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417185009/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/er/mauritz-eriksson-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Mauritz Eriksson |access-date=16 November 2014}}

In 1912, he won the gold medal as a member of the Swedish team in the team free rifle event and the bronze medal in the team military rifle competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/44177 |title=Mauritz Eriksson |work=Olympedia |access-date=3 June 2021}}

In the 1912 Summer Olympics, he also participated in the following events:

• 300 metre free rifle, three positions - 14th place
• 600 metre free rifle - 38th place

Eight years later, he won the silver medal in the 600 metre military rifle prone event and two bronze medals in military rifle team competitions.

In the 1920 Summer Olympics, he also participated in the following events:

• Team 300 metre military rifle, prone - fifth place
• 300 metre military rifle, prone - sixth place
• Team 300 and 600 metre military rifle, prone - sixth place
• Team free rifle - sixth place
• 300 metre free rifle, three positions - seventh place

In the 1924 Summer Olympics, he participated in the following events:

• Team free rifle - seventh place
• 600 metre free rifle - 19th place
• 50 metre rifle, prone - 24th place