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1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1954 took place 13-21 February 1954 in Falun, Sweden. These were the first races where women competed with events in the 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay. It also saw the 18 km reduced to 15 km in men's cross-country along with the return of the 30 km which was last held in 1926. The Nordic combined saw the ski jump held first with the cross-country distance reduced to 15 km as well. The Soviet Union also debuted in these championships as well. Men's cross-country 15 km 17 February 1954 30 km 14 February 1954 Vladimir Kuzin was the first person from the Soviet Union to win an event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. 50 km 21 February 1954 4 × 10 km relay 20 February 1954 Women's cross-country 10 km 21 February 1954 Kozyreva was the first woman to win at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. 3 × 5 km relay 17 February 1954 Men's Nordic combined Individual 16 February 1954 (Jumping) 17 February 1954 (Skii ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falun
Falun () is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 37,291 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Dalarna County. Falun forms, together with Borlänge, a metropolitan area with just over 100,000 inhabitants. Falun was originally famous for its copper mine, and is today an important service and industrial city even though the mine is closed (since 1992). Faluån is a river, flowing through the city, separating it into two sides. Falu copper mine is located on one of the sides which during many centuries was one of Sweden's main business. This side of the river was usually called "the mining side", where not many plants grew due to the toxic smoke which contaminated the soil. On the other side of the river, where the smoke did not reach, set many large villas, which made this side to be called "the delightful side". The centre of Falun consists of classical pedestrian streets with small shops. In 1998, the city reclaimed the award of "the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sixten Jernberg
Edy Sixten Jernberg, known as "Sixten", (6 February 1929 – 14 July 2012) was a Swedish cross-country skier and one of the most successful cross-country skiers of all time. Between 1952 and 1964 he took part in 363 ski races, finishing within the podium in 263 and winning 134 of them; during this period he won four world titles and nine Olympic medals. In 12 starts over three consecutive Winter Games he never finished worse than fifth place, and between 1955 and 1960, he won 86 out of 161 competitions.Sixten Jernberg Swedish Olympic Committee Jernberg was a blacksmith and a lumberjack before beginning his career as a cross-country skier. He specialized in the longer distances, with four of his eight gold medals coming over 50 km, one over 30 km and three in the 4 × 10 km relay. He also won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunder Gundersen
Gunder Gundersen (12 September 1930 – 2 June 2005) was a Norwegian Nordic combined skier and sports official. He was born in Asker. Competitive career During his active career he won two individual FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medals (1954: silver, 1958: bronze) and the Holmenkollen ski festival three times (1952, 1959 (shared with Sverre Stenersen, and 1960). He finished eleventh in the Nordic combined event at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. Gundersen received the Holmenkollen medal in 1959 and represented the club IF Frisk Asker. Post-retirement career Gundersen was the Technical Director of the Nordic combined individual event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. His most significant impact on Nordic combined was creating the "Gundersen method", in use since 1985. This method recalculated the ski jumping points into cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sverre Stenersen
Sverre Stenersen (18 June 1926 – 17 December 2005) was a Norwegian Nordic combined skier who dominated the event throughout the 1950s. His biggest triumphs were winning individual gold medals at the 1954 World Championships and 1956 Olympics. He also won a bronze at the 1952 Olympics and a silver at the 1958 World Championships. Stenersen won the Nordic combined event at the national championships in 1954–58 and at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1955, 1956 and 1959. In 1955 he received the Holmenkollen medal, shared with King Haakon VII, Hallgeir Brenden Hallgeir Brenden (10 February 1929 – 21 September 2007) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and steeplechase runner. He competed in various skiing events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics and won two individual gold medals in 1952 and ..., and Veikko Hakulinen. Stenersen was born on a small farm in Målselv. In the late 1940s, seeking better training conditions, he moved to the Oslo area and worked there as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonja Edström
Sonja Viola Edström-Ruthström (''Edström'' before 1960, 18 November 1930 – 15 October 2020) was a Swedish cross-country skier. She competed at the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics in the 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay events and won bronze medals in both in 1956; in 1960 she finished fifth in the 10 km, but won the 3 × 5 km relay. Edström also won two 3 × 5 km relay bronze medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in 1954 and 1958. She won the 10 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( no, Holmenkollen skifestival or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. History It takes place in March ... in 1956. In 1953–1960, she collected 12 individual and three relay national titles. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Märta Norberg
Märta Norberg (19 September 1922 – 19 December 2020) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. She won two bronze medals in the 3 × 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (1954, 1958). She was born in Örnsköldsvik, Ångermanland. Norberg finished fourth in the 10 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population .... Cross-country skiing results Olympic Games World Championships * 2 medals – (2 bronze) References External linksWorld Championship results * 1922 births 2020 deaths People from Örnsköldsvik Municipality Cross-country skiers from Västernorrland County Swedish female cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers of Sweden Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna-Lisa Eriksson
Anna-Lisa Eriksson (21 June 1928 – 26 May 2012) was a Swedish cross-country skier who won a bronze medal in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Eriksson won another bronze medal in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun. She also won the 10 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival The Holmenkollen Ski Festival ( no, Holmenkollen skifestival or ) is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. History It takes place in March ... in 1957. Cross-country skiing results Olympic Games * 1 medal – (1 bronze) World Championships * 1 medal – (1 bronze) References External links Holmenkollen winners since 1892- click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file Swedish skiing medalists 1924-2006 {{DEFAULTSORT:Eriksson, Anna-Lisa 1928 births 2012 deaths People from Sundsvall Municipality Cross- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirkka Polkunen
Sirkka Tellervo "Telle" Polkunen (later ''Vilander'', 6 November 1927 – 28 September 2014),Sirkka Polkunen's obituary was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics. She won a gold medal in the 3 × 5 km relay in 1956 and placed fifth and eighth in the individual 10 km event in 1952 and 1956, respectively. Polkunen also won a silver medal in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and finished sixth in the 10 km at those championships. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Tsaryova
Valentina Georgiyevna Tsaryova (russian: Валенти́на Гео́ргиевна Царёва; 5 December 1926 – 12 May 2015) was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. She earned a gold medal in the 3x5 km at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun Falun () is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 37,291 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Dalarna County. Falun forms, together with Borlänge, a metropolitan area with just over 100,000 inhabita .... Cross-country skiing results World Championships * 1 medal – (1 gold) References External linksWorld Championship results 1926 births 2015 deaths Soviet female cross-country skiers FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing {{USSR-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarita Maslennikova
Margarita Maslennikova (2 November 1928 – 5 March 2021) was a Soviet cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. She was born in Leningrad. She won a gold medal in the 3 × 5 km relay at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun and finished fourth in the 10 km event at those same championships. She died in Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ..., aged 92. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). World Championships * 1 medal – (1 gold) References External links * Soviet female cross-country skiers 2021 deaths FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing 1928 births {{Russia-XC-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirja Hietamies
Mirja Kyllikki Hietamies-Eteläpää (7 January 1931 – 14 March 2013)Mirja Eteläpää hs.fi (obituary in Finnish) was a cross-country skier from who competed at the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics. She won a gold medal in the 3 × 5 km relay in 1956 and a silver medal in the individual 10 km race in 1952, placing sixth in 1956. She also won two medals at the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in the 3 × 5 km relay and a bronze in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siiri Rantanen
Siiri Johanna "Äitee" Rantanen ( Lintunen, born 14 December 1924) is a Finnish retired cross-country skier. She competed in the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a medal in each of them: a gold and a bronze in the 3 × 5 km relay in 1956–60 and another bronze in the individual 10 km in 1952; she placed fifth and 15th over 10 km in 1956 and 1960, respectively. She also won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Domestically Rantanen won six individual (10 km in 1954 and 1957–58; 5 km in 1960–1962) and five relay titles (1952, 1958–1961). Rantanen also won three Finnish titles in athletics: one individual in cross-country running in 1960 and two in 1961, in the 3 × 800 m relay and team cross-country; the same year she also became the Finnish champion in the 50 km cycling road race. She was selected as the Finnish female athlete of the year in 1954, 1956, 1958, and 1959. Rantanen worked as an upholsterer Upholstery is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
