Sven Israelsson (17 January 1920 – 9 October 1989) 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 ...

nordic combined Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympic ...

skier who won a bronze medal at 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 ...

. Earlier in 1947 he became the first foreigner to win the nordic combined 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 ...

Cross-country skiing results

Olympic Games

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* * – click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file * 1920 births 1989 deaths People from Vansbro Municipality Swedish male cross-country skiers Swedish male Nordic combined skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Sweden Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Olympic medalists in Nordic combined Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics {{nordic-skiing-bio-stub