Erik "Totte" Åkerlund (6 March 1915 – 16 March 2009) was a Swedish curler.[1]
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| Born | 6 March 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 March 2009 (aged 94) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Fjällgårdens CK, Stockholm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1967) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was a 1967 World Men's silver medallist and a four-time Swedish men's curling champion (1947, 1951, 1959, 1967).
He was also a curling activist, in the years 1953-1970 he sat on the board of the Swedish Federation of Curling, additionally he served as treasurer (1954-1956), vice president (1963-1966) and from 1970 to 1972 president.[1][2]
In 1966 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.
Totte was also active in the squash environment. Initially, a playing field was organized in his house (Villa Åkerlund, now the seat of the US embassy). In 1946 he was one of the founders of Stockholms Squashklubb, the first Swedish club.[3] He took part in international matches, among others with England and Denmark and also won the unofficial national championship of Group B in 1943.[4] He also practiced golf until late old age.[5]
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1946–47 | Bertel Skiöld | Erik Åkerlund | Olle Hammarström | Arthur Ballin | SMCC 1947  |
| 1950–51 | Bertel Skiöld | Totte Åkerlund | Olle Hammarström | Arthur Ballin | SMCC 1951 |
| 1958–59 | Per Eric Nilsson | Sven Eklund | Totte Åkerlund | Lars Ryberg | SMCC 1959 |
| 1966–67 | Bob Woods | Totte Åkerlund | Bengt af Kleen | Ove Söderström | SMCC 1967 WCC 1967  [6] |
Personal life
Totte grew up in family of curlers: his father Erik was a four-time Swedish men's curling champion in 1920–1930s, and his brother (Totte's uncle) Rune was also a curler and 1932 Swedish men's curling champion.
