Ingvar Sandström
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Ingvar Sandström was a Swedish
cross-country skier
who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won the 4 x 10 km bronze at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
in Vysoké Tatry
.
Sandström also finished 4th in the 30 km event at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
in Oslo
.
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
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won the 4 x 10 km bronze at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1970 took place 14-22 February 1970 in Vysoké Tatry, Czechoslovakia. This was the second time this city hosted the event having done so in 1935. It was the first time an event was televised in colour from Czechoslovakia though broadcasting there remained in...
in Vysoké Tatry
Vysoké Tatry (town)
Vysoké Tatry , informally Mesto Vysoké Tatry , is a town at the feet of the Slovak part of High Tatras in Slovakia including all the major resorts in that region...
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Sandström also finished 4th in the 30 km event at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1966 took place February 17–26, 1966 in Oslo, Norway at the Holmenkollen ski arena. This was the third time the Norwegian capital hosted this event having done so in 1930 and at the 1952 Winter Olympics...
in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
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