Volger Andersson (January 19, 1896,

Njurunda Njurunda () is a small village in Sundsvall Municipality, located in Västernorrland County, Sweden. The village is situated at the mouth of the Ljungan river and located about 17 kilometers south of Sundsvall. It is primarily a sleeper town for ...

– October 6, 1969) was a former

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cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

who competed in the 1920s. He won a bronze in the 50 km event at the

1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M ...

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. He also competed in the 18 km event but did not finish.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)

References

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* * * * 1896 births 1969 deaths People from Sundsvall Municipality Cross-country skiers from Västernorrland County Swedish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden Cross-country skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1928 Winter Olympics {{Sweden-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub