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,

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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

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* * * - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{DEFAULTSORT:Lundstrom, Martin 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