Janne Reidar Stefansson (born 19 March 1935) is a retired Swedish cross-country skier. He competed in the 1960 and 1964 Olympics in the 15 km and 4 × 10 km events. He won a gold medal in the relay in 1964 and finishing fourth in 1960. He finished fifth in the 15 km event and fourth in both 30 km and 50 km events in 1964.[1]
 Janne Stefansson by the early 1960s | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Janne Reidar Stefansson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 March 1935 Transtrand, Dalarna, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sälens IF | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Stefansson won a silver medal over 30 km at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane. He also won the long distance cross-country ski race Vasaloppet on seven occasions between 1962 and 1969, missing victory in 1967 when he finished second behind Assar Rönnlund. He was a forester by profession.[1][2]
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
Olympic Games
edit- 1 medal – (1 gold)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1960 | 24 | 7 | — | — | 4 |
| 1964 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Gold |
World Championships
edit- 1 medal – (1 silver)
| Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1958 | 22 | — | 11 | — | — |
| 1962 | 26 | 6 | Silver | 6 | — |
References
edit- ^ a b Janne Stefansson Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Janne Stefansson. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "STEFANSSON Janne". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
