Holmfrid Olsson
Appearance
![]() Olsson at the 1968 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 20 May 1943 Rörbäcksnäs, Malung-Sälen, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 27 January 2009 (aged 65) Lima, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Rörbäcksnäs SF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Holmfrid Olsson (20 May 1943 – 27 January 2009) was a Swedish biathlete. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and finished in third and fifth place in the 4×7.5 km relay, respectively. He placed 20–21st in the individual 20 km race. He won two more bronze medals in the 4×7.5 km relay at the 1966 and 1967 Biathlon World Championships.[1][2]
References
- ^ Holmfrid Olsson. sports-reference.com
- ^ Holmfrid Olsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
Categories:
- 1943 births
- 2009 deaths
- Swedish male biathletes
- Olympic biathletes of Sweden
- Biathletes at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in biathlon
- Biathlon World Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- People from Malung-Sälen Municipality
- European biathlon biography stubs
- Swedish winter sports biography stubs
- Swedish Winter Olympic medalist stubs