Martin Lundström (30 May 1918 – 30 June 2016) was a Swedish
cross-country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He was born in
Tvärliden,
Norsjö Municipality
Norsjö Municipality () is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Norsjö.
In 1974 Norsjö and Malå municipalities were amalgamated, forming the new Norsjö Municipality. In 1983 Malå Municipality w ...
.
Lundström won two Olympic gold medals during the
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...
in
Saint-Moritz,
Switzerland
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at the 18 km and 4 × 10 km relay events. He also won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1952 Winter Olympics. Lundström also won at the 18 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 1948. Additionally, he won a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay at the
1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1950 took place during February 1–6, 1950 in Lake Placid, New York, United States and Rumford, Maine, United States. This was Lake Placid's second time hosting the championships after having done so at the 1 ...
. He died in June 2016 at the age of 98.
Martin Lundström död – blev 98 år gammal
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
* 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 bronze)
World Championships
* 1 medal – (1 gold)
References
External links
Profile with image
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* - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file
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1918 births
2016 deaths
People from Norsjö Municipality
Cross-country skiers from Västerbotten County
Swedish male cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden
Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics