Erik Larsson (cross-country skier)
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Full name | Erik August Larsson | |||||||||||||||
nation | Sweden | |||||||||||||||
birthday | April 20, 1912 | |||||||||||||||
place of birth | Kurravaara , Sweden | |||||||||||||||
date of death | March 10, 1982 | |||||||||||||||
Place of death | Jukkasjärvi , Sweden | |||||||||||||||
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society | IFK Kiruna | |||||||||||||||
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Erik August Larsson (born April 20, 1912 in Kurravaara , † March 10, 1982 in Jukkasjärvi ) was a Swedish cross-country skier .
Larsson, who started for the IFK Kiruna , won the bronze medal with the relay at the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1935 in Vysoké Tatry . In the following year he won the bronze medal with the relay and the gold medal over 18 km at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen . For this achievement he was honored with the Svenska Dagbladet gold medal. In the same year he became Swedish champion over 15 km.
In 1938 Larsson became a Laestadian and quit cross-country skiing. He was a preacher in the Laestadian community in Kiruna, Sweden. Erik Larsson is the grandfather of the Swedish crime writer Åsa Larsson .
Web links
- Erik Larsson in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Larsson, Erik |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Larsson, Erik August |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish cross-country skier |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1912 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kurravaara |
DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 1982 |
Place of death | Jukkasjärvi |