Hakon Leffler

Hakon Leffler
Hakon Leffler in 1937
Born(1887-03-11)11 March 1887
Gothenburg, Sweden
Died31 July 1972(1972-07-31) (aged 85)
Gothenburg, Sweden

Hakon Leffler (11 March 1887 – 31 July 1972) was a Swedish engineer, businessman and tennis player.[1]

He was the son of merchant Carl Leopold Leffler, studied electrical engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology from 1905 to 1908, and at Uppsala University where he graduated in 1910.[2] After having worked at the M.E. Delbanco company 1912–1915, he became the CEO of Svensk oljeslageri AB 1916. In 1929, he became the deputy CEO at Gamlestadens fabriker, a textile company in Gothenburg, and in 1935, its CEO.

Olympic career

Leffler competed in two individual tennis events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Hakon Leffler". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ Vem är Vem?: Götalandsdelen utom Skåne (1948), p. 577
  3. ^ "Hakon Leffler". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ Hakon Leffler. Swedish Olympic Committee


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