Martin Lundström

Martin Lundström
Personal information
Born 30 May 1918
Norsjö, Sweden
Died 30 June 2016 (aged 98)
Umeå, Sweden
Sport
Sport Cross-country skiing
Club IFK Umeå
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 1
World Championships 1 0 0
Total 3 0 1
Olympic Games
Olympic Games
1948 St. Moritz18 km
1948 St. Moritz4 x 10 km
1952 Oslo4 x 10 km
World Championships
1950 Lake Placid4 x 10 km


Martin Lundström (30 May 1918 – 30 June 2016) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He was born in Tvärliden, Norsjö Municipality.

Lundström won two Olympic gold medals during the 1948 Winter Olympics in Saint-Moritz, Switzerland at the 18 km and 4 x 10 km relay events. He also won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1952 Winter Olympics. Lundström also won at the 18 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1948. Additionally, he won a gold in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. He died in June 2016 at the age of 98.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Martin Lundström död – blev 98 år gammal (in Swedish)
  2. ↑ Martin Lundstrom
  • Profile with image
  • Martin Lundström at the International Ski Federation
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Martin Lundström". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  • Holmenkollen winners since 1892 at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 February 2007) - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)


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