Martin Lundström ( Swede. Martin Lundström ; May 30, 1918 , Norsiö - June 30, 2016 ) - Swedish skier , two-time Olympic champion, world champion.
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| Full name | Bo Hilding Martin Lundström | |||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Swede. Martin Lundström | |||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | May 30, 1918 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Norsjo , Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | June 30, 2016 (98 years old) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | IFK Umeå | |||||||||||||||||||
| Status | completed career | |||||||||||||||||||
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Career
At the 1948 Olympic Games in St. Moritz , he became a two-time Olympic champion in the 18 km race and the relay race. In the race for 18 km, 32 seconds won against the second, his team-mate Nils Estensson . The last stage ran in the relay, and having gone to his stage as a confident leader, he retained and strengthened the lead, having won nearly 9 minutes at the finish of the second Finns . In the race for 50 km did not participate.
At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo, he won bronze in the relay race, in which, like 4 years ago, the last stage ran, having gone to his stage in 3rd position, he retained it until the finish line. In the individual races of the Olympic tournament did not participate.
At the 1950 World Cup in Lake Placid became the champion in the relay. The best achievement of Lundström in the individual races at the world championships is the 8th place in the 18 km race, at the same 1950 championship.
Links
- Martin Lundström - FIS website statistics (eng.)
- Martin Lundström - Olympic statistics on Sports-Reference.com (English)