Carl August Kronlund

Carl August Kronlund
	Kronlund (left) at the 1924 Olympics
Personal information
Born	25 August 1865; Skövde, Västra Götaland County, Sweden–Norway
Died	15 August 1937 (aged 71); Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Sport
Sport	Curling
Club	Stockholms Curlingklubb
Medal record
Representing Sweden
Olympic Games

Carl August Verner Kronlund (25 August 1865 – 15 August 1937) was a Swedish curler who won a silver medal at the 1924 Winter Olympics. Aged 58, he was the oldest competitor at those games and the oldest in the modern era of Winter Olympics.^[1] In the 1924 games, he played lead right-handed for the second Swedish team.^[2] He lived most of his life in Stockholm with his wife Elin, cleaning chimneys for work and dying of a stroke, aged 71.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "The youngest and oldest Winter Olympians competing at Beijing 2022". CNN.
^ "Olympedia – Carl August Kronlund".
^ "Carl August Kronlund". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^ Carl August Kronlund. Swedish Olympic Committee

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[1] "The youngest and oldest Winter Olympians competing at Beijing 2022". CNN.

[2] "Olympedia – Carl August Kronlund".

[sref-3] "Carl August Kronlund". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

[sok-4] Carl August Kronlund. Swedish Olympic Committee

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