Sonja Viola Edström-Ruthström (''Edström'' before 1960, 18 November 1930 – 15 October 2020
) was a
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cross-country skier. She competed at the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics in the 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay events and won bronze medals in both in 1956; in 1960 she finished fifth in the 10 km, but won the 3 × 5 km relay.
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Edström also won two 3 × 5 km relay bronze medals at the ]FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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in 1954 and 1958. She won the 10 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival
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History
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in 1956. In 1953–1960, she collected 12 individual and three relay national titles.[Sonja Edström-Ruthström]
Swedish Olympic Committee
Edström was born in a family of six siblings, and was mostly raised by her father, as her mother fell seriously ill when Edström was six years old. At 14 she started working as a maid, and at 16 as a bottles cleaner at the Luleå Brewery. She was later a nurse at a Luleå hospital for more than 30 years.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
* 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 bronze)
World Championships
* 2 medals – (2 bronze)
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1930 births
2020 deaths
People from Luleå
Cross-country skiers from Norrbotten County
Olympic cross-country skiers of Sweden
Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
Swedish female cross-country skiers
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics