Volger Andersson ( Swede. Volger Andersson ; January 19, 1896 , Newrund - October 6, 1969 , Newrund ) - Swedish skier , winner of the 1928 Olympic Games.
 Volger Andersson | ||||||||
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| Full name | Karl Volger Andersson | |||||||
| Birth name | Swede. Volger andersson | |||||||
| Citizenship |  Sweden | |||||||
| Date of Birth | January 19, 1896 | |||||||
| Place of Birth | Newrund , Westernorland , Sweden | |||||||
| Date of death | October 6, 1969 (73 years old) | |||||||
| Place of death | Newrund , Westernorland , Sweden | |||||||
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| Club | Njurunda IK | |||||||
| Status | completed his career | |||||||
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Career
At the 1928 Olympics in St. Moritz, he won a bronze medal in the 50 km race, losing only 16 seconds to his second team-mate Gustav Junsson and winning almost 9 minutes against Norwegian fourth-place winner Olav Helbotn . He also started the 18 km race, but lost the race.
Links
- Volger Andersson - statistics on the FIS website
- Volger Andersson - Olympic stats on Sports-Reference.com