Bjarne Lennart "Ödeshögarn" Andersson (28 April 1940 – 11 August 2004) was a Swedishcross-country skier who won a 4 × 10 km relay silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics; he finished sixth in the individual 15 km race.[1][2]
Andersson did his military service in the cavalry in Umeå. He was a Swedish 15 km champion in 1968, and won six national skiing titles in the 3 × 10 km relay between 1966 and 1973. He also won three individual and one team titles in cross-country running. During that time he worked at a petrol station in Mora and was clearing the forest nearby. Later he became a shoe specialist and developed a ski boot model that was named after him. After that he ran his own sports shop specializing in equipment for cross-country skiing and running. In addition, between 1976 and 1980 he coached the national ski team, and in 1983–87 worked as a sports commentator on television. He continued competing in the masters category, and won three world titles in 1997.[1][2]
bjarne, andersson, bjarne, lennart, ödeshögarn, andersson, april, 1940, august, 2004, swedish, cross, country, skier, relay, silver, medal, 1968, winter, olympics, finished, sixth, individual, race, andersson, 1968, olympicspersonal, informationborn28, april, . Bjarne Lennart Odeshogarn Andersson 28 April 1940 11 August 2004 was a Swedish cross country skier who won a 4 10 km relay silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics he finished sixth in the individual 15 km race 1 2 Bjarne AnderssonAndersson at the 1968 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn28 April 1940Motala SwedenDied11 August 2004 aged 64 Mora SwedenHeight178 cm 5 ft 10 in Weight68 kg 150 lb SportSportCross country skiingClubIFK MoraMedal record Men s cross country skiing Representing Sweden Olympic Games 1968 Grenoble 4 10 km relay Andersson did his military service in the cavalry in Umea He was a Swedish 15 km champion in 1968 and won six national skiing titles in the 3 10 km relay between 1966 and 1973 He also won three individual and one team titles in cross country running During that time he worked at a petrol station in Mora and was clearing the forest nearby Later he became a shoe specialist and developed a ski boot model that was named after him After that he ran his own sports shop specializing in equipment for cross country skiing and running In addition between 1976 and 1980 he coached the national ski team and in 1983 87 worked as a sports commentator on television He continued competing in the masters category and won three world titles in 1997 1 2 Contents 1 Cross country skiing results 1 1 Olympic Games 1 2 World Championships 2 ReferencesCross country skiing results editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation FIS 3 Olympic Games edit 1 medal 1 silver Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 10 km relay 1968 27 6 Silver World Championships edit Year Age 15 km 30 km 50 km 4 10 km relay 1966 25 4 10 4References edit a b Bjarne Andersson Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine sports reference com a b Bjarne Andersson Swedish Olympic Committee ANDERSSON SENJ Bjarne FIS Ski International Ski Federation Retrieved 14 January 2020 nbsp This biographical article relating to Swedish cross country skiing is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bjarne Andersson amp oldid 1156557097, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
