Career
Skanåker"s Swedish record in 50 m Pistol is 583, later a world record qualification in 2014 (Jin Jong-Oh, of Korea). He has participated in Olympic games in 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996. He would have participated in Athens 2004 thanks to a special invitation from the International Olympic Committee, but the Swedish Olympic Committee decided not to let Skanåker participate due to insufficient results during the year.
An upset Skanåker reported that he would be aiming to participate in 2008 instead, the year he turned 74.
Over the years, Skanåker has worked as a shooting coach in several countries, and designed shooting-specific equipment, sometimes in cooperation with famous weapon manufacturers such as Cesare Morini. Today, he still competes although less often at the international level
He also engages in various debates in Sweden. He also promotes the precision glasses he has designed.