Janne Reidar Stefansson (born 19 March 1935) is a retired

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cross-country skier. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics in the 15 km and 4 × 10 km events and won a gold medal in the relay in 1964, finishing fourth in 1960. He also finished fourth-fifth in the 15, 30 and 50 km events in 1964. Stefansson won a silver over 30 km at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in

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. He also won the long distance cross-country ski race

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on seven occasions between 1962 and 1969, only missing victory in 1967, when he finished second behind

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. He was a

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by profession.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 gold)

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 silver)

References

External links

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Sports Illustrated profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stefansson, Janne 1935 births Living people Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Swedish male cross-country skiers Vasaloppet winners Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1964 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden