Klas Lestander

Lestander at the 1960 Olympic Games

Klas Ivar Vilhelm Lestander (born April 18, 1931 in Arjeplog , Norrbotten County ) is a former Swedish biathlete.

At the 1960 Olympics in Squaw Valley , he became the first Olympic champion in biathlon , over the 20 kilometer distance. At the 1956 Winter Olympics , instead of the biathlon, the military patrol race was held, a pure team competition . Lestander was a farmer's son, who stated his measurements as 1.72 m tall and 66.5 kg as his best competition weight.

It was not until the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin that another Swede became Olympic biathlon champion: Anna Carin Olofsson won the women's mass start race .

Web links

Klas Lestander in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

^ "Lestander on his biathlon victory"; »Sport-Zürich« No. 23 of February 24, 1960, page 4, columns 3 and 4

personal data
SURNAME	Lestander, Klas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Lestander, Klas Ivar Vilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swedish biathlete and Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH	April 18, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH	Arjeplog

[1] "Lestander on his biathlon victory"; »Sport-Zürich« No. 23 of February 24, 1960, page 4, columns 3 and 4