Rolf Rämgård
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Rolf Rämgård is a former Swedish
cross country skier who competed in the early 1960s. He won two medals at the 1960 Winter Olympics
in Squaw Valley with a silver in the 30 km and a bronze in the 50 km events.
In the seventies Rämgård had turned into politics and was a member of the Swedish parliament and Municipal commissioner
in his home municipality
. He also become "the minister of sports in the government.
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 in the early 1960s. He won two medals at the 1960 Winter Olympics
1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between February 18 and 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as...
in Squaw Valley with a silver in the 30 km and a bronze in the 50 km events.
In the seventies Rämgård had turned into politics and was a member of the Swedish parliament and Municipal commissioner
Municipal Commissioner
Municipal Commissioner is an office and political title in the municipalities of Sweden for councillors with executive responsibilities. The Commissioners are the only full-time employed office-holders outside the municipal civil service...
in his home municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
. He also become "the minister of sports in the government.