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Harald Eriksson

cross-country skier

September 22, 1921 (age 93)

Lycksele municipality, Västerbotten county, Sweden

He had to withdraw from the 50 km race at the 1952 Games due to a high fever. Eriksson served in the Swedish Army in Umeå, but had good opportunities to train because his commander was also chairman of his skiing club

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Harald Eriksson

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cross-country skier

Harald Eriksson was a Swedish cross-country skier who won the silver medal in the 50 km event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in Saint Moritz.

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He had to withdraw from the 50 km race at the 1952 Games due to a high fever. Eriksson served in the Swedish Army in Umeå, but had good opportunities to train because his commander was also chairman of his skiing club

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The same year he won the 50 km at the Holmenkollen ski festival.

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September 22, 1921

Lycksele municipality, Västerbotten county, Sweden
Died

March 20, 2015 (aged 93)
Nationality
Sweden

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