Hjalmar Karl Bergström (19 January 1907 – 30 March 2000) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

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 ...

who won four medals at the world championships in 1929–1933. He competed at the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...

in the 50 km event and finished fourth, behind three fellow Swedes.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Championships

* 4 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bergstrom, Hjalmar 1907 births 2000 deaths Swedish male cross-country skiers FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Olympic cross-country skiers of Sweden Cross-country skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics People from Kungälv Municipality 20th-century Swedish people