Anders Blomquist (born 17 October 1960 in

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) is Swedish former

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

, competing for IFK Lidingö and

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at club level. In 1988, he shared the Vasaloppet victory together with his brother

Örjan Blomquist Örjan Blomquist (23 August 1957 – 30 July 2000) was a Swedish cross-country skier, specialised at long-distance races during the 1980s. Competing for IFK Lidingö at club level, he shared the victory at Vasaloppet 1988 together with his brothe ...

.Forsberg, Anders (6 March 2010)
"”Det var helt fantastiskt”".
Aftonbladet.se 6 March 2010. accessdate=28 July 2013. For many years, he has been an SVT commentator during skiing events. Until March 2010, he was the CEO for Destination Funäsdalen.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Blomquist, Anders 1960 births Living people Swedish male cross-country skiers Vasaloppet winners IFK Lidingö skiers Åsarna IK skiers