event death_place death_date club birth_place weight height pb sport birth_date image article_title
1500 m mälaren , sweden 2 september 1945 -lrb- aged 35 -rrb- ik mode , stockholm sala , sweden 60 kg lb on 1.76 m ftin on 1500 m -- 3:50.8 -lrb- 1934 -rrb- athletics 15 october 1909 eric ny.jpg eric ny

eric ny

eric oscar sigvard ny -lrb- 15 october 1909 -- 2 september 1945 -rrb- was a swedish middle-distance runner .
he competed in the 1500 m event at the 1932 and 1936 summer olympics and finished in 5th and 11th place , respectively .
he had a fourth finish in the 800 m at the 1934 european championships .
ny died in a sailing accident on 2 september 1945 at 35 .
