Tommy Limby (5 September 1947, Gåxsjö,

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– 14 January 2008) was a

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cross-country skier who competed in the 1970s. He earned a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the

1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1978 took place February 18–26, 1978 in Lahti, Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borde ...

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. In 1974 he participated in the Orsa IF men's team winning the Swedish national relay championship. Limby finished third in the

Vasaloppet ( Swedish for 'the Vasa-race') is an annual long distance cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March. The course starts in the village of Berga, just south of Sälen in western Dalarna, Sweden, and ends in the town of Mora in t ...

in 1977. He died on 14 January 2008 at the age of 60.

Cross-country skiing results

Olympic Games

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 gold)

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Obituary

1947 births 2008 deaths People from Strömsund Municipality Cross-country skiers from Jämtland County Swedish male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing {{Sweden-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub