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Klas Ivar Vilhelm Lestander (born 18 April 1931) is a Swedish former biathlete who won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.[1]
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| Full name | Klas Ivar Vilhelm Lestander | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1931 Arjeplog, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Biathlon | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Arjeplogs SF | ||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 1 (1960) | ||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 1 (1961) | ||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lestander started as a cross-country skier, but he was also an experienced hunter, and thus ended up with biathlon. At the 1960 Olympics he placed 15th out of 30 in skiing, but became the first international competitor to ever hit all 20 targets, and hence won the gold medal. His rival Aleksandr Privalov needed to clear three targets out of five at the last post to win the event, but managed only two, and ended up with a bronze medal. Meanwhile, the fastest skier Victor Arbez hit only 2 targets out of 20, and placed 25th overall.[2][3]
Next year Lestander finished ninth individually at the World Championships in Umeå and third with the Swedish team. He retired the same year, never winning a Swedish Championship.[1]
Lestander lived all his life in Arjeplog, where a square is named after him. He is a cousin of the forest worker and Left Party Member of Parliament Paul Lestander. His son, Dan Lestander, was an artist and won the snow sculpture contest at the Olympic Arts Festival in Albertville, France, in 1992.[1]
References
- Klas Lestander. sports-reference.com
- Biathlon at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Men's 20 kilometres. sports-reference.com
- Klas Lestander. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
Media related to Klas Lestander at Wikimedia Commons
 Olympic champions in men's biathlon – 20 km individual | |
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Klas Ivar Vilhelm Lestander, né le 18 avril 1931 à Arjeplog, est un biathlète suédois. Il est devenu le premier champion olympique de l'histoire du biathlon grâce à sa victoire sur l'individuel des Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 1960.[it] Klas Lestander
Klas Ivar Vilhelm Lestander (Arjeplog, 18 aprile 1931) è un ex biatleta svedese.[ru] Лестандер, Клас
Клас Лестандер (швед. Klas Lestander, 18 апреля 1931, Арьеплуг, Норрботтен) — шведский биатлонист, первый олимпийский чемпион по биатлону.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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