Sixten Isberg (February 8, 1921 – June 10, 2012) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether fo ...

who competed in 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 ...

and in the

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 ...

. He was the Swedish slalom champion in 1941, 1945, and 1949. He was born in Åre and competed for

Åre SLK Åre () is a locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,200 inhabitants in 2018. It is, however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpen. 25% of the local eco ...

, a slalom club which has fostered many Swedish champions. In 1948 he finished tenth in the alpine skiing slalom event and 30th in the downhill competition. In 1952 he finished 30th in the

giant slalom Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in slalom but less than in Super-G. Giant slalom and slalom make up t ...

and 34th in the downhill competition.

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Alpine skiing 1948

{{DEFAULTSORT:Isberg, Sixten 1921 births 2012 deaths People from Åre Municipality Swedish male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Sweden Alpine skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Jämtland County