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Erik August Larsson (12 April 1912 – 10 March 1982) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won two medals at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen with a gold in the 18 km and a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay. The same year he was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal. Larsson also won a bronze in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1935 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.[1][2]

Erik Larsson

Erik Larsson at the 1936 Olympics
Personal information
Born	12 April 1912 Kurravaara, Sweden
Died	10 March 1982 (aged 69) Kiruna, Sweden
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Cross-country skiing
Club	IFK Kiruna
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 18 km 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 4 × 10 km relay World Championships 1935 Vysoké Tatry 4 × 10 km relay

Larsson was born as the second youngest of six siblings in a religious Finnish-speaking family. In 1935, he started working as a cleaner at the Kiruna iron ore mine in the summer and as a lumberjack in the winter. In 1939, after attending a prayer meeting in Kurravaara he gave up his sport career and became a Laestadian Christian. He was later a preacher in the Firstborn Laestadian congregation in Kiruna. His son Lars became a preacher in Luleå, while his granddaughter Åsa Larsson was a tax lawyer and a writer of crime novels.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

• 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	18 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1936	23	Gold	—	Bronze

World Championships

• 1 medal – (1 bronze)

Year	Age	18 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1935	22	—	—	Bronze
1938	25	12	—	—

References

External links

• Erik-August Larsson at the International Ski Federation

Preceded by Hans Drakenberg	Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 1936	Succeeded by Torsten Ullman

На других языках

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- [en] Erik Larsson (skier)

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[fr] Erik August Larsson

Erik August Larsson, né le 12 avril 1912 et mort le 10 mars 1982, est un fondeur suédois.

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[it] Erik Larsson (sciatore)

Erik August Larsson (Kiruna, 12 aprile 1912 – Kiruna, 10 marzo 1982) è stato un fondista svedese.

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[ru] Ларссон, Эрик Аугуст

Эрик Аугуст Ларссон (швед. Erik August Larsson; 20 апреля 1912 года, Кируна — 10 марта 1982 года, Кируна) — шведский лыжник, олимпийский чемпион, призёр чемпионата мира.

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