Sven Andersson (speed skater)

{{short description|Swedish speed skater}}

{{Infobox speed skater

|birth_date=August 21, 1921

|birth_place=Karlskoga, Sweden

|death_date={{death date and age|2016|5|3|1921|8|21}}

|country=Sweden

|sport=speed skating

|event={{hlist|men's 5000 metres|men's 10,000 metres}}}}

Sven Gustav Andersson (August 21, 1921 – May 3, 2016){{cite web|url = http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/s/svenandersson.4.6e50471314e9b9c0e8912d22.html|title = Sven Andersson|date = May 2016|publisher = Swedish Olympic Committee|access-date = 2016-05-20|language=sv}} was a Swedish speed skater who competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Participating in two events, he finished 22nd in a field of 46 competitors in the men's 5000 metres and 13th out of 32 skaters in the men's 10,000 metres. He was born in Karlskoga and competed out of Bofors Cykelklubb.{{cite web|last = Gjerde|first = Arild|author2=Jeroen Heijmans |author3=Bill Mallon |author4=Hilary Evans |title = Sven Andersson Biography and Olympic Results|work = Olympics|publisher = Sports Reference.com|date = March 27, 2012|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/sven-andersson-2.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203350/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/sven-andersson-2.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = April 17, 2020|accessdate = 2012-03-29}}