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Olle Wiklund

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Olle Wiklund
Born(1914-12-26)26 December 1914
Bergvik, Sweden
Died31 December 1999(1999-12-31) (aged 85)
Bergvik, Sweden
Ski clubIFK Bergvik

Olle Wiklund (1914-1999) was a Swedish cross-country skier. In 1942, he won Vasaloppet.,[1] nine minutes before second-placed Bertil Melin, breaking the old Vasaloppet record, dated back to 1928, with two minutes.

Competing for IFK Bergvik at club level, he participated in Vasaloppet at some points.

References

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  1. ^ "Vasaloppet" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasaloppet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.