Toini Gustafsson Rönnlund (born Toini Karvonen; 17 January 1938) is a Swedish former cross-country skier. She competed in the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics and won four medals. Gustafsson also won the 10 km race at the Holmenkollen ski festival in each of 1960, 1967, and 1968. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships she collected three medals with a silver in 1962 (3 × 5 km relay) and two bronzes in 1966 (10 km and 3×5 km relay).
For her successes in Nordic skiing and at the Holmenkollen, Gustafsson received the Holmenkollen medal in 1967 (Shared with Ole Ellefsæter). She is the first Swedish woman to win the Holmenkollen medal. In 1968, she was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.[1]
She was married twice and had a daughter, Eva, born in 1956. In 1968 she divorced her first husband and married Swedish former cross-country skier Assar Rönnlund, with whom she had two more children.[2] They became the second husband-wife team to win the Holmenkollen medal (Rönnlund earned the medal in 1968). Additionally, they are the only husband-wife team to win the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.[3]
Gustafsson is an ethnic Finn. She was born in Suomussalmi, Finland, but was evacuated to Sweden when she was a child as a Finnish war child. She retired from competition in 1968 and later worked as a physical education teacher.[3][4]
She is the paternal grandmother of cross-country skier Elina Rönnlund.[5]
^"Bragdmedaljörer genom tiderna" (in Swedish). Svenska dagbladet. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^"Assar Rönnlund död" (in Swedish). Svenska dagbladet. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^ abEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
toini, gustafsson, rönnlund, born, toini, karvonen, january, 1938, swedish, former, cross, country, skier, competed, 1964, 1968, winter, olympics, four, medals, gustafsson, also, race, holmenkollen, festival, each, 1960, 1967, 1968, nordic, world, championship. Toini Gustafsson Ronnlund born Toini Karvonen 17 January 1938 is a Swedish former cross country skier She competed in the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics and won four medals Gustafsson also won the 10 km race at the Holmenkollen ski festival in each of 1960 1967 and 1968 At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships she collected three medals with a silver in 1962 3 5 km relay and two bronzes in 1966 10 km and 3 5 km relay Toini Gustafsson Ronnlund in 2014Country SwedenFull nameToini Lempi Gustafsson RonnlundBorn 1938 01 17 17 January 1938 age 85 Suomussalmi Kainuu FinlandHeight162 cm 5 ft 4 in Ski clubIFK LikenasSkelleftea SKMedal record Women s cross country skiingRepresenting SwedenEvent 1st 2nd 3rdOlympic Games 2 2 0World Championships 0 1 2Total 2 3 2Olympic Games1964 Innsbruck 3 5 km relay1968 Grenoble 3 5 km relay1968 Grenoble 5 km1968 Grenoble 10 kmWorld Championships1962 Zakopane 3 5 km relay1966 Oslo 10 km1966 Oslo 3 5 km relayFor her successes in Nordic skiing and at the Holmenkollen Gustafsson received the Holmenkollen medal in 1967 Shared with Ole Ellefsaeter She is the first Swedish woman to win the Holmenkollen medal In 1968 she was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 1 She was married twice and had a daughter Eva born in 1956 In 1968 she divorced her first husband and married Swedish former cross country skier Assar Ronnlund with whom she had two more children 2 They became the second husband wife team to win the Holmenkollen medal Ronnlund earned the medal in 1968 Additionally they are the only husband wife team to win the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 3 Gustafsson is an ethnic Finn She was born in Suomussalmi Finland but was evacuated to Sweden when she was a child as a Finnish war child She retired from competition in 1968 and later worked as a physical education teacher 3 4 She is the paternal grandmother of cross country skier Elina Ronnlund 5 Contents 1 Cross country skiing results 1 1 Olympic Games 1 2 World Championships 2 References 3 External linksCross country skiing results EditAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation FIS 6 Olympic Games Edit 4 medals 2 gold 2 silver Year Age 5 km 10 km 3 5 km relay 1964 26 6 8 Silver1968 30 Gold Gold SilverWorld Championships Edit 3 medals 1 silver 2 bronze Year Age 5 km 10 km 3 5 km relay 1962 24 Silver1966 28 6 Bronze BronzeReferences Edit Bragdmedaljorer genom tiderna in Swedish Svenska dagbladet 6 December 2005 Retrieved 19 January 2015 Assar Ronnlund dod in Swedish Svenska dagbladet 5 January 2011 Retrieved 19 January 2015 a b Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Toini Gustafsson Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2020 04 17 Toini Ronnlund Swedish Olympic Committee Thoren Petra 3 December 2018 Ikonens barnbarn gor debut Jag ar stolt in Swedish Aftonbladet Retrieved 13 December 2019 GUSTAFSSON Toini FIS Ski International Ski Federation Retrieved 13 December 2019 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toini Gustafsson Ronnlund Toini Gustafsson at the International Ski Federation Holmenkollen medalists click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file in Norwegian Holmenkollen winners since 1892 click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file in Norwegian IOC Profile Preceded byErik Petterson Gosta Petterson Sture Petterson amp Tomas Petterson Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal1968 Succeeded byOve Kindvall Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Toini Gustafsson amp oldid 1064953777, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
