Edor Hjukström

Edor Hjukström (8 May 1916, Sorsele – 27 October 2002) was a Swedish military officer and skier. His last rank was Lieutenant-Colonel. At the 1948 Winter Olympics he participated in the demonstration event, military patrol (precursor to biathlon). His team finished first in the military patrol event.

Biography

Edor Hjukström was the youngest son of a huntmaster and had three brothers. After his primary education he was a forestry worker for three years before he joined the Västerbottens regemente in Umeå. In 1937 he completed the NCO training at the Arméns Underofficersskola in Uppsala, the Swedish army warrant officers school, and achieved the higher education entrance qualification. In 1939 he won the army masterships, He had the rank of a Fänrik when he was transferred to the Dalregementet in 1942, where he to part at the regiment's military patrol events in 1941, in 1942 and in 1944. In 1944 he was advanced to the rank of a Löjtnant and became ski master of the Swedish army in the following year. From 1946 to 1948 he was platoon leader at the ranger school Kiruna, and became Kapten in 1950, when he entered Military Academy Karlberg. From 1953 to 1955 he was General Staff candidate, became Major in 1962, and was deputy battalion commander. In 1966, advanced to the rank of an Överstelöjtnant, he was transferred to the army staff of the Chief of the Army. He died in Stockholm.