Erik Adolf Efraim Abrahamsson (January 28, 1898 – May 19, 1965) was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the Long Jump.

Erik Abrahamsson, started playingHan bandy with Södertälje SK in 1914. Later he picked up played ice hockey in 1921 and played with AIK and IFK Stockholm, and also in the Swedish national ice hockey team. He won European championships 1921. Erik and his older brother Carl Abrahamsson managed to convince Södertälje SK, SSK, board of directors to incorporate ice hockey in the club in 1925. The club is still a major team in Swedens major league, Elitserien. Later, in the same year 1925, SSK played in the Swedish championship final for the first time, and SSK won the title as Swedish champions, with Erik Abrahamsson in the team and after Carl Abrahamsson scored the gaming winning goal against Västerås SK.

He competed for Sweden in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the Long Jump where he won the bronze medal. He also won the Swedish championships in the Long Jump three times, 1921-1923.

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