Karin Lamberg-Skog
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Karin Ingrid Lamberg-Skog (born 17 January 1961 in Uppsala
) is a former Swedish
cross country skier who competed during the 1980s. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
in Oberstdorf
and finished 18th in the 10 km event at those championships.
Lamberg-Skog's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 16th in the 5 km event at Sarajevo
in 1984
. Her best career individual finish was 5th in a 10 km event in Finland
in 1988.
Uppsala
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) is a former 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 who competed during the 1980s. She won a bronze medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1987 took place 11–21 February 1987 in Oberstdorf, West Germany. Following the domination of the skating technique at the previous championships, the FIS introduced separate cross-country skiing races in the classical technique and the freestyle technique at...
in Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps.At the center of Oberstdorf is a church whose tall spire serves as a landmark for navigating around town. The summits of the Nebelhorn and Fellhorn provide...
and finished 18th in the 10 km event at those championships.
Lamberg-Skog's best individual finish at the Winter Olympics was 16th in the 5 km event at Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
in 1984
1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from 8–19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Gothenburg, Sweden...
. Her best career individual finish was 5th in a 10 km event in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
in 1988.