Assar Rönnlund

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Assar Rönnlund
Rönnlund at the 1961 Swedish National Championships
Full nameBernt Assar Rönnlund
Born(1935-09-03)3 September 1935
Sävar, Västerbotten, Sweden
Died5 January 2011(2011-01-05) (aged 75)
Umeå, Västerbotten, Sweden
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Ski clubIFK Umeå
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 0
World Championships 2 1 0
Total 3 3 0
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Innsbruck 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1964 Innsbruck 50 km
Silver medal – second place 1968 Grenoble 4 × 10 km relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place
1962 Zakopane
15 km
Gold medal – first place 1962 Zakopane 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1962 Zakopane 50 km

Bernt Assar Rönnlund (3 September 1935 – 5 January 2011)

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After retiring from active competition he was hired in 1972 by The Swedish Radio Corporation as a cross-country skiing commentator. He gained nationwide popularity working in a duo with Åke Strömmer.[3] Rönnlund retired from broadcasting after the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.[1]

Rönnlund was married to Inga-Britt Rönnlund and they had three sons, Michael, Lars and Tommy Rönnlund. Later he married Toini Gustafsson, a 1967 Holmenkollen medalist; they had two children together, plus one from the previous marriage of Gustafsson.[4] They became the second husband-wife team to earn this honor. They are also the only husband-wife team to ever win the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with Gustafsson earning the honor in 1968.

Rönnlund died on 5 January 2011 after a period of illness.[1]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the

International Ski Federation (FIS).[5]

Olympic Games

  • 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1960 24 12
1964 28 13 7 Silver Gold
1968 32 11 10 Silver

World Championships

  • 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1962 26 Gold 6 Silver Gold

References

  1. ^ a b c Gill, Sophie (5 January 2011). "Assar Rönnlund har avlidit" (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Historiska segrare" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasaloppet. p. 2. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ^ Assar Rönnlund. Swedish Olympic Committee
  4. ^ Toini Rönnlund. Swedish Olympic Committee
  5. ^ "ROENNLUND Assar". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

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