Lars Åkesson

Lars Arne Åkesson (born 26 February 1963)[1] is a Swedish former competitive figure skater. He is a six-time Swedish national champion and two-time Nordic champion. He competed at four World Championships, six European Championships, and the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. At the Olympics, he placed 13th in compulsory figures, 15th in the short program, 18th in the free skate, and 17th overall. His best ISU Championship result was 9th, obtained at the 1985 Europeans in Gothenburg.

Lars Åkesson
Personal information
Full nameLars Arne Åkesson
Country representedSweden
Born (1963-02-26) 26 February 1963
Malmö, Sweden
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Former skating clubMalmö KK
Retired1986

Competitive highlights
International
Event 74–75 76–77 77–78 78–79 79–80 80–81 81–82 82–83 83–84 84–85 85–86
Olympics17th
Worlds19th15th16th17th
Europeans13th17th11th13th9th10th
Skate America9th
Nordics1st1st
National[2][3]
Swedish3rd3rd3rd3rd1st1st1st1st1st1st
Swedish Jr.1st1st1st

References
  1. "Lars Åkesson". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. "SM i konståkning - herrar" [Swedish Figure Skating Championships - Men] (PDF) (in Swedish). svenskkonstakning.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2016.
  3. "JSM i konståkning - herrar" [Swedish Junior Figure Skating Championships - Men] (PDF) (in Swedish). svenskkonstakning.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2016.
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