Sven Utterström
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 Sven Utterström in 1932 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Sven Ludvig Utterström | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 May 1901 Boden, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 May 1979 (aged 77) Boden, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | Bodens BK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sven "Uttern" Ludvig Utterström (16 May 1901 – 7 May 1979) was a Swedish skier who competed in cross-country skiing.
He was born in Boden, Sweden, raced for Bodens BK, and won several medals at the Winter Olympics, the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and the Holmenkollen ski festival.
Utterström won the 50 km cross-country event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1929 and 1930. He was only the third non-Norwegian to win any event there (Finland's Anton Collin and Martti Lappalainen were the first two, winning the 50 km in 1922 and 1928, respectively.).
At the 1928 Winter Olympics he finished ninth in the 18 km competition.
Four years later at the 1932 Winter Olympics, Utterström won the 18 km. In the 50 km event he finished sixth.
In 1930, he won the 50 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and was on the 4 × 10 km relay that won the inaugural event at the 1933 Nordic skiing World Championships. He also won a silver in the 50 km at the 1933 event as well.
Utterström also won the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1929 (Shared with Gillis Grafström).
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]
Olympic Games
[edit]- 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 18 km | 50 km |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 26 | 9 | — |
| 1932 | 30 | Gold | 6 |
World Championships
[edit]- 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver)
| Year | Age | 17 km | 18 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 28 | — | — | Gold | — |
| 1933 | 31 | — | 5 | Silver | Gold |
References
[edit]- ^ "UTTERSTROEM Sven". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
External links
[edit]- Sven Utterstroem at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)
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- 1901 births
- 1979 deaths
- People from Boden Municipality
- Cross-country skiers from Norrbotten County
- Swedish male cross-country skiers
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden
- Cross-country skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1932 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners
- Vasaloppet winners
- Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- Medalists at the 1932 Winter Olympics