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Sture Grahn

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Sture Grahn
Personal information
Born24 May 1932 (1932-05-24) (age 92)
Lycksele, Sweden
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportCross-country skiing
ClubLycksele IF
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1958 Lahti 4 × 10 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1962 Zakopane 4 × 10 km relay

Bror Sture Ragnvald Grahn (born 24 May 1932) is a retired Swedish cross-country skier. He finished tenth in the 50 km event at the 1956 Winter Olympics and won gold medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1958 and 1962 World Championships.[1][2] His wife Barbro Martinsson also competed in cross-country skiing at the 1956 Olympics.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

Olympic Games

 Year   Age   15 km  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1956 23 10

World Championships

  • 2 medals – (2 gold)
 Year   Age   15 km  30 km  50 km  4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1958 25 18 18 12 Gold
1962 29 Gold

References

  1. ^ Skilanglauf – Weltmeisterschaften (Herren). sport-komplett.de
  2. ^ Sture Grahn. Swedish Olympic Committee
  3. ^ Sture Grahn. sports-reference.com