Karl Gustaf Jonsson was a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 cross country skier

Cross-country skiing

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 who competed in the 1920s.

He won a silver in the 50 km event at the 1928 Winter Olympics

1928 Winter Olympics

The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...

 in St. Moritz

St. Moritz

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, finishing 13 minutes, 27 seconds behind fellow Swede Per-Erik Hedlund, the largest margin of victory in Olympic history.

Jonsson also finished fourth in the 30 km event at the 1926 Nordic skiing World Championships and ninth in the 50 kilometre event

Cross-country skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics - Men's 50 km

The 50 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics programme. It was the third appearance of the event. The competition was held on Saturday, February 13, 1932....

 at the 1932 Winter Olympics

1932 Winter Olympics

The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1932 in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February 4 and closed on February 15. It would be the first winter olympics held in the United...

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