Toini Gustafsson

	Toini Gustafsson-Rönnlund
	Toini Gustafsson-Rönnlund (1968)
nation	Sweden
birthday	17th January 1938 (age 82)
place of birth	Suomussalmi , Sweden
Career
society	IFK Likenäs ; Skellefteå SK
status	resigned
Medal table
winter Olympics
Nordic World Ski Championships

Toini Gustafsson-Rönnlund , b. Karvonen (born January 17, 1938 in Suomussalmi ) is a former Swedish cross-country skier . Originally Finnish , she came to Sweden during World War II and was adopted there.

Career

Toini Gustafsson, who competed for IFK Likenäs and Skellefteå SK , had her first international success in 1960 at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival . There she won the 10 km run for the first time. Two years later she won the silver medal with the relay at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane in 1962 . The following year she was second in the Svenska Skidspelen over 10 km. At the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck , she won the silver medal with the relay. In addition, she achieved eighth place over 10 km and sixth place over 5 km. In the same year she came in third place in the 10 km run at the Lahti Ski Games and at the Svenska Skidspelen. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo in 1966 , she won over 10 km and the bronze medal with the relay. Furthermore, she was sixth over 5 km. In the same year she won the 10 km run at the Svenska Skidspelen for the first time. The following year she repeated this success and also won the 10 km run at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival. At the Lahti Ski Games in February 1967 she came in third place over 10 km. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble , she was Olympic champion both over 5 km and over 10 km. With the Swedish relay she won the silver medal at these games. In 1968 she also won the 10 km run at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival for the third time and the 10 km run at the Lahti Ski Games for the first time. and came second at the Svenska Skidspelen.

Gustafsson was honored with the Holmenkollen Medal in 1967 and the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1968 . In Swedish championships she won six times over 5 km (1962-1965, 1967, 1968) and five times over 10 km (1962-1964, 1966, 1967). With the season of Skellefteå SK , she became champion in 1968. She was married to the former Swedish cross-country skier Assar Rönnlund until his death .

successes

winter Olympics

1964 in Innsbruck : silver with the relay
1968 in Grenoble : gold over 5 km, gold over 10 km, silver with the relay

World championships

1962 in Zakopane : Silver with the relay
1966 in Oslo : bronze over 10 km, bronze with the relay

Swedish championships

1962: Gold over 5 km, gold over 10 km
1963: Gold over 5 km, gold over 10 km
1964: Gold over 5 km, gold over 10 km
1965: Gold over 5 km
1966: Gold over 10 km
1967: Gold over 5 km, gold over 10 km
1968: Gold over 5 km, gold with the relay

Web links

Toini Gustafsson in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
Toini Gustafsson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Gustafsson, Toini
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Karvonen, Toini (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swedish cross-country skier
DATE OF BIRTH	January 17, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH	Suomussalmi , Finland

[svenska-1] Results Svenska Skidspelen

[2] Results Lahti Ski Games 1964

[3] Results of the Lahti Ski Games 1967

[4] Results of the Lahti Ski Games 1968

[5] List of the Swedish Masters