Gustaf Enar "Âseleexpressen" Josefsson (6 September 1916 – 18 December 1989) was a Swedish cross-country skier who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. He won three more medals at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay and silvers in the 18 km and 50 km events.[1][2]
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| Full name | Gustaf Enar Josefsson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Âseleexpressen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 September 1916 Åsele, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 December 1989 (aged 73) Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cross-country skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Åsele NS (1945–49) Skellefteå SK (1950–54) Östersund SK (1955–57) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Josefsson was born in a family of seven siblings, and started working as a forester in his teens to support the family. During his career he won 87 races and was second in 48. He won only one individual national title, in 1952 in the 30 km.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]
Olympic Games
edit- 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 18 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1952 | 25 | 13 | — | Bronze |
World Championships
edit- 3 medals – (1 gold, 2 silver)
| Year | Age | 18 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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| 1950 | 23 | Silver | Silver | Gold |
References
edit- ^ a b Enar Josefsson Archived 23 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Enar Josefsson . Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "JOSEFSSON Enar". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
External links
edit- Enar Josefsson at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Enar Josefsson at Olympedia (archive)
- Enar Josefsson at Olympics.com
- Enar Josefsson at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
