Ivar Ryberg
Personal information
Born(1885-08-24)24 August 1885
Flo Parish, Grästorp, Sweden
Died2 January 1929(1929-01-02) (aged 43)
Göteborg, Sweden
Sport
SportRowing
ClubGöteborgs RK

Ivar Magnus Ryberg (24 August 1885 – 2 January 1929) was a Swedish rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] He was a crew member of the Swedish boat Göteborgs that was eliminated in the first round of the men's eight tournament.[2] Ryberg was also an association football player and won five national titles. He played in the international match Sweden-England (Amateurs) in Hull in 1909.[3]

Earlier on, Ryberg lived in Hamburg where he played soccer for both clubs which were to become Hamburger SV.[4] In 1908, he also won the North German Discus Throwing title, achieving 33 m 28 cm.[5]

References

  1. "Ivar Ryberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. Ivar Ryberg Archived 5 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  3. Ivar Ryberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
  4. Werner Skrentny & J.R.Prüß, Mit der Raute im Herzen. Die große Geschichte des Hamburger SV, Göttingen 2008, p. 29
  5. 25 Jahre Norddeutscher Sportverband, Hamburg 1930, p. 60
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