Sven "Uttern" Ludvig Utterström (16 May 1901 – 7 May 1979) was a Swedish skier who competed in

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. He was born in

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, raced for

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, and won several medals at the

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, the

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, and the

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. Utterström won the 50 km cross-country event at the

in 1929 and 1930. He was only the third non- Norwegian to win any event there (

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's Anton Collin and Martti Lappalainen were the first two, winning the 50 km in 1922 and 1928, respectively.). At the 1928 Winter Olympics he finished ninth in the 18 km competition. Four years later at the

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, Utterström won the 18 km. In the 50 km event he finished sixth. In 1930, he won the 50 km at the

and was on the 4 × 10 km relay that won the inaugural event at the 1933 Nordic skiing World Championships. He also won a silver in the 50 km at the 1933 event as well. Utterström also won the

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in 1929 (Shared with

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Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 gold)

World Championships

* 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver)

References

External links

*
Holmenkollen winners since 1892
- click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file {{DEFAULTSORT:Utterstrom, Sven 1901 births 1979 deaths Sportspeople from Boden, Sweden Cross-country skiers from Norrbotten County Swedish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden Cross-country skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1932 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Vasaloppet winners Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1932 Winter Olympics 20th-century Swedish sportsmen