Johan Granath (born 4 March 1950) is a Swedish

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. He competed at the

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, the

1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a ...

and the

1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ...

. In March 1976, he won the Sprint World Championship title. The same year, he also appeared on the television show ''

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* * 1950 births Living people Swedish male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Sweden Speed skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics People from Köping World Sprint Speed Skating Championships medalists Sportspeople from Västmanland County 20th-century Swedish people Competitors at the 1970 Winter Universiade {{Sweden-speed-skating-bio-stub