Johnny Höglin
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Johnny Höglin is a Swedish speed skater
whose greatest moment was to win a gold medal in the 10,000-meter event at the 1968 Winter Olympics
in Grenoble
, France
.
Höglin was a surprise winner, having never placed higher than 10th in the European or world championships, and having finished fifth in the 1500 and 5000-meter races at the 1968 Olympics. He nevertheless edged favorite Fred Anton Maier
by 0.3 seconds to win the 10,000 meters.
Höglin competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics
in Sapporo, finishing 9th in the 1500 meters and 12th in the 5000 meters.
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
whose greatest moment was to win a gold medal in the 10,000-meter event at the 1968 Winter Olympics
1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...
in Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Höglin was a surprise winner, having never placed higher than 10th in the European or world championships, and having finished fifth in the 1500 and 5000-meter races at the 1968 Olympics. He nevertheless edged favorite Fred Anton Maier
Fred Anton Maier
Fred Anton Maier is a former speed skater from Norway. He was among the dominating skaters throughout the 1960s, specalising in the longer distances....
by 0.3 seconds to win the 10,000 meters.
Höglin competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics
1972 Winter Olympics
The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 3 to February 13, 1972 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan...
in Sapporo, finishing 9th in the 1500 meters and 12th in the 5000 meters.