Erik Friborg

Johan Erik Friborg was a Swedish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He finished seventh individually and won a gold medal with the Swedish team. The city of Västerås donated a silver trophy to be given to the best Swedish road cyclist at the 1912 Olympics, and the trophy went to Friborg. In 1955, he donated it to a Swedish racing society, which decided to present it to the best Swedish cyclist at each forthcoming Olympics, as originally intended.