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Born | Västerfärnebo, Sweden | April 7, 1880|||||||||||
Died | February 4, 1950 Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 69)|||||||||||
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Sport | Water polo | |||||||||||
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Erik Gustaf Bergvall (7 April 1880 – 4 February 1950) was a Swedish water polo player, journalist and sports official. He also promoted the Bergvall system, a variation of the traditional knockout tournament system which was used at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]