Sven Israelsson

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Sven Israelsson Nordic combination Cross-country skiing
Sven Israelsson SOK.jpg
Full name Sven Albert Israel Israelsson
nation SwedenSweden Sweden
birthday 17th January 1920
place of birth Dala-Järna ,  Sweden
date of death October 9, 1989
Career
discipline Nordic combined
cross-country skiing
society Dala-Järna IK
Medal table
Olympic medals 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
National medals 7 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
bronze 1948 St. Moritz singles
Swedish Ski Association Swedish championships
gold 1944 singles
gold 1946 singles
gold 1946 team
gold 1947 singles
gold 1948 singles
gold 1950 singles
gold 1957 team
 

Sven Albert Israel Israelsson (born January 17, 1920 in Dala-Järna , Vansbro , † October 9, 1989 ) was a Swedish Nordic combined skier and cross-country skier . In 1948 he won the bronze medal in the individual Nordic Combined competition at the Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland .

Career

Israelsson, who started for his hometown club Dala-Järna IK , achieved his first successes at the Swedish championships . He won the championship title for the first time in 1944. In the course of his career he was champion seven times, five of them in singles.

In 1948 Israelsson took part in the Winter Olympics in St. Moritz . In cross-country skiing, he came in 16th place over 18 km in classic style. In the Nordic Combined, Israelsson was still in first place after the two jumps, but fell back to third place after the cross-country skiing and won bronze.

At the World Championships in Lake Placid in 1950 , he narrowly missed the medal ranks as fifth in the individual competition of the combined athletes. In cross-country skiing he finished 25th over 18 km classic.

Personal

Israelsson is the father of the multiple Swedish champion and Olympic participant in Nordic combined Sven-Olof Israelsson .

Web links

Commons : Sven Israelsson  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sven Israelsson ID 1240. In: skisport365.com. Retrieved March 19, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Olympic Winter Games 1948 - Men's Individual K90 / 15.0 km in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on March 19, 2019
  3. ↑ World Ski Championships 1950 - Men's Individual K90 / 15.0 km in the database of the International Ski Federation (English), accessed on March 19, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Israelsson, Sven
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Israelsson, Sven Albert Israel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish Nordic combined
DATE OF BIRTH 17th January 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Dala-Järna , Sweden
DATE OF DEATH October 9, 1989