Sven Selånger (born Sven Ivan Eriksson, 19 March 1907 – 9 November 1992) was a SwedishNordic skier. He competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics in the Nordic combined and ski jumping events and won a silver in the jumping in 1936. In 1932 he finished fourth in the jumping and fifth in the Nordic combined.[1][2] He was the Swedish Olympic flag bearer in 1932 and 1936.[3]
Selånger was a bandy player in the 1920s. He competed in skiing as Sven Eriksson until the 1936 Winter Olympics, and then changed his surname to Selånger, after his hometown, to avoid being confused with numerous other Swedes named Eriksson. In retirement he returned to bandy, as a player and coach for IK Viking, and worked as a sporting goods trader.[1]
sven, selånger, born, sven, ivan, eriksson, march, 1907, november, 1992, swedish, nordic, skier, competed, 1928, 1932, 1936, olympics, nordic, combined, jumping, events, silver, jumping, 1936, 1932, finished, fourth, jumping, fifth, nordic, combined, swedish, . Sven Selanger born Sven Ivan Eriksson 19 March 1907 9 November 1992 was a Swedish Nordic skier He competed at the 1928 1932 and 1936 Olympics in the Nordic combined and ski jumping events and won a silver in the jumping in 1936 In 1932 he finished fourth in the jumping and fifth in the Nordic combined 1 2 He was the Swedish Olympic flag bearer in 1932 and 1936 3 Sven SelangerSven Selanger in 1939Personal informationBorn19 March 1907Sundsvall SwedenDied9 November 1992 aged 85 Sundsvall SwedenSportSportAlpine skiingEvent s Nordic combined ski jumping large hill ClubSelanger SK SundsvallMedal record Olympic Games1936 Garmisch Partenkirchen JumpingWorld Championships1931 Oberhof Jumping1933 Innsbruck Combined1933 Innsbruck Jumping1934 Solleftea JumpingSelanger won ski jumping bronze medals at the 1931 1933 and 1934 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and a gold medal in the 1933 nordic combined event He won the Holmenkollen ski festival s ski jumping competition in 1939 the first non Norwegian to do so In 1939 Selanger became the first non Norwegian to receive the Holmenkollen medal He also won the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1939 1 Selanger was a bandy player in the 1920s He competed in skiing as Sven Eriksson until the 1936 Winter Olympics and then changed his surname to Selanger after his hometown to avoid being confused with numerous other Swedes named Eriksson In retirement he returned to bandy as a player and coach for IK Viking and worked as a sporting goods trader 1 References edit a b c Sven Eriksson sports reference com Sven Eriksson Swedish Olympic Committee Sweden sports reference comExternal links editSven Eriksson at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Nordic combined profile S Eriksson at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Ski jumping profile Holmenkollen medalists click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file in Norwegian Holmenkollen winners since 1892 click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file in Norwegian Preceded byBjorn Borg Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal1939 Succeeded byHenry Kalarne amp Hakan Lidman Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sven Selanger amp oldid 1158644282, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
