Irma Johansson
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| Born | 3 April 1932 Kalix, Norrbotten, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | IFK Kalix Luleå SK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Irma Elina Johansson (later Öberg, born 3 April 1932) is a former Swedish cross-country skier. She competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics in the 3 × 5 km relay and 10 km events and won two medals in the relay, with a gold in 1960 and a bronze in 1956. Individually she finished in 7–8th place.[1]
Johansson also won a 3 × 5 relay km bronze medal at the
1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. She and her husband worked for three decades as gardeners in Skellefteå before moving back to her native Kalix.[2]
Cross-country skiing results
Olympic Games
- 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
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| 1956 | 23 | 7 | Bronze |
| 1960 | 27 | 8 | Gold |
World Championships
- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km | 3 × 5 km relay |
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| 1958 | 25 | 18 | Bronze |
References
- ^ Irma Johansson Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Irma Johansson Öberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
- Swedish skiing medalists 1924-2006 (in Swedish)
- World Championship results (in German)
