Background
Saltin, Bengt was born on June 3, 1935 in Stockholm. Son of Sven Hilmer and Margaretha (Johansson) Saltin.
physiologist university professor
Saltin, Bengt was born on June 3, 1935 in Stockholm. Son of Sven Hilmer and Margaretha (Johansson) Saltin.
Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1964. Degree (honorary), University Paris, 1992. Degree (honorary), University Athens, Greece, 1994.
Degree (honorary), Aristotles University, Thesaloniki, Greece, 1997. Degree (honorary), University Guelph, Canada, 1998. Degree (honorary), University Oslo, 1998.
Degree (honorary), University Tartu, 1999. Degree (honorary), University Jyväskylä, 2000. Degree (honorary), University Louphborough, 2003.
Degree, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, 2005. Degree, Mid Sweden University, 2006. Degree, Birmingham, 2007.
Assistant professor, Karolinska Institute, 1964-1968; associate professor, Karolinska Institute, 1968-1973; professor, Karolinska Institute, 1990-1994; professor, U. Copenhagen, 1973-1990; professor, director, U. Copenhagen, since 1994. First president European College Sport Sciences, Germany, since 1995.
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Chairman Southwest Orienteering Federation, Stockholm, 1970-1976. President International Orienteering Federation, United Kingdom, 1982-1988. Member Danish Academy of Sciences.
Married Ann-Sofi Elin Colling, January 23, 1963. Children: Ola, Åsa, Anna.