Örjan Blomquist (23 August 1957 – 30 July 2000) was a Swedish
cross-country skier, specialised at long-distance races during the 1980s. Competing for
IFK Lidingö at club level, he shared the victory at
Vasaloppet
(Swedish language, Swedish for 'the Vasa race') is an annual long distance cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March. The course starts in the village of :sv:Berga, Malung-Sälens kommun, Berga, jus ...
1988 together with his brother
Anders Blomquist. Örjan Blomquist also won
Worldloppet
The Worldloppet Ski Federation is an international federation of long distance cross-country skiing events whose aim is to promote cross-country skiing through ski races. The federation was founded on 10 June 1978 in Uppsala, Sweden.
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in 1985.
After the career, he worked as an
SVT commentator during skiing events. Outside skiing, he was an economist. Örjan Blomquist died in the year 2000 due to cancer.
References
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1957 births
2000 deaths
Swedish male cross-country skiers
Vasaloppet winners
IFK Lidingö cross-country skiers
20th-century Swedish sportsmen
Sportspeople from Stockholm