Thomas Eriksson (born October 7, 1959 in
Borlänge
Borlänge is a locality in Dalarna County, Sweden with 44,898 inhabitants as of 2020. It is the seat of the Borlänge Municipality with a total population of 51,604 inhabitants as of 2017.
History
Originally Borlänge was the name of a tin ...
,
Dalarna
Dalarna () is a '' landskap'' (historical province) in central Sweden. English exonyms for it are Dalecarlia () and the Dales.
Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland
Värmland () also known a ...
) is a
Swedish
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cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1997. He won a complete set of medals at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship e ...
with a gold in the 30 km (1982), a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay (1991), and a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay (1985).
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
World Championships
* 3 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
* 2 victories
* 5 podiums
Team podiums
* 5 victories
* 9 podiums
Note: Until the
1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
External links
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1959 births
Living people
People from Borlänge Municipality
Cross-country skiers from Dalarna County
Swedish male cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden
Cross-country skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing