Melcher Risberg

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Melcher Risberg Cross-country skiing
Full name Seth Melcher Risberg
nation SwedenSweden Sweden
birthday February 16, 1930
place of birth Offerdal
date of death August 31, 2001
Place of death Hammerdal
Career
society Hammerdals IF
 

Seth Melcher Risberg (born February 16, 1930 in Offerdal ; † August 31, 2001 in Hammerdal ) was a Swedish cross-country skier .

Risberg, who started for the Hammerdals IF , won Svenska Skidspelen in 1950 in Östersund the second place in the 10 km run among the juniors. At the Wasalauf 1958 he finished fifth and thus achieved his best placement in this run. In March 1961 he finished fifth at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival over 50 km and seventh at the Wasalauf. At the Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck in 1964 , he came in tenth place over 50 km. In 1966 he won second place with the relay at the Svenska Skidspelen. Two years later he was fifth over 50 km at the Winter Olympics in Grenoble and third over 50 km at the Lahti Ski Games . In Swedish championships he won in 1951, 1967 and 1969, with the season of Hammerdals IF.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Results Svenska Skidspelen
  2. ^ Result Risberg Wasalauf 1958
  3. ^ Result Risberg Wasalauf 1961
  4. ↑ Results Lahti Ski Games
  5. ↑ List of the Swedish masters
personal data
SURNAME Risberg, Melcher
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Offerdal
DATE OF DEATH August 31, 2001
Place of death Hammerdal