Sven Utterström

Sven "Uttern" Ludvig Utterström (16 May 1901 – 7 May 1979) was a Swedish skier who competed in cross-country skiing.

Sven Utterström
Sven Utterström in 1932
Full name	Sven Ludvig Utterström
Born	(1901-05-16)16 May 1901 Boden, Sweden
Died	7 May 1979(1979-05-07) (aged 77) Boden, Sweden
Ski club	Bodens BK
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing Sweden Olympic Games 1932 Lake Placid 18 km World Championships 1930 Oslo 50 km 1933 Innsbruck 4 × 10 km relay 1933 Innsbruck 50 km

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

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

• 1 medal – (1 gold)

Year	Age	18 km	50 km
1928	26	9	—
1932	30	Gold	6

World Championships

• 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

External links

• Sven Utterstroem at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (in Norwegian)