Sven Israelsson
Sven Israelsson (17 January 1920 – 9 October 1989) was a Swedish nordic combined skier who won a bronze medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics. Earlier in 1947 he became the first foreigner to win the nordic combined event at the Holmenkollen ski festival.[1][2]
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Born | 17 January 1920 Dala-Järna, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
Died | 9 October 1989 (aged 69) Dala-Järna, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Nordic combined | ||||||||||||||
Club | Dala-Järna IK | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sven Israelsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- Sven Israelsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
- Sven Olof Israelsson at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 February 2007) – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 August 2007)
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