Sweden at the 1984 Winter Olympics
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Sweden
competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics
in Sarajevo
, Yugoslavia
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||Men's 4 x 10 km relay
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||Men's 5000m
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||Men's 50 km
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||Men's 10,000m
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||Men's 30 km
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| || Sweden men's national ice hockey team
|| Ice hockey
|| Men's competition
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Men
Men
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2One minute added per missed target.
Men
Men's 4 x 10 km relay
Women
Women's 4 x 5 km relay
Men
Women
Carried over group match:
Men
Women
Men
Women
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....
competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics
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...
in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
, Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
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Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 20 km debuted at these games.-15 km:February 13, 1984-30 km:February 10, 1984-50 km:February 19, 1984-4 x 10 km relay:February 16, 1984-5 km:February 12, 1984... |
Men's 15 km | ||
| Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 20 km debuted at these games.-15 km:February 13, 1984-30 km:February 10, 1984-50 km:February 19, 1984-4 x 10 km relay:February 16, 1984-5 km:February 12, 1984... |
Men's 50 km | ||
|| Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 20 km debuted at these games.-15 km:February 13, 1984-30 km:February 10, 1984-50 km:February 19, 1984-4 x 10 km relay:February 16, 1984-5 km:February 12, 1984...
||Men's 4 x 10 km relay
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| || || Speed skating
Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The Speed Skating Competition at the 1984 Winter Olympic Games was held on the outdoor track of the Zetra Ice Rink in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, from Wednesday February 8 to Sunday February 19, 1984.-500 m:...
||Men's 5000m
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Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 20 km debuted at these games.-15 km:February 13, 1984-30 km:February 10, 1984-50 km:February 19, 1984-4 x 10 km relay:February 16, 1984-5 km:February 12, 1984...
||Men's 50 km
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| || || Speed skating
Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The Speed Skating Competition at the 1984 Winter Olympic Games was held on the outdoor track of the Zetra Ice Rink in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, from Wednesday February 8 to Sunday February 19, 1984.-500 m:...
||Men's 10,000m
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| || || Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 20 km debuted at these games.-15 km:February 13, 1984-30 km:February 10, 1984-50 km:February 19, 1984-4 x 10 km relay:February 16, 1984-5 km:February 12, 1984...
||Men's 30 km
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| || Sweden men's national ice hockey team
|| Ice hockey
Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics
At the 1984 Winter Olympics held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, one ice hockey event was held: men's ice hockey. Most of the games were held at the Olympic Hall Zetra and some of the games in Skenderija II olympic hall.-Medalists:Source:* Gold -...
|| Men's competition
Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics
At the 1984 Winter Olympics held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, one ice hockey event was held: men's ice hockey. Most of the games were held at the Olympic Hall Zetra and some of the games in Skenderija II olympic hall.-Medalists:Source:* Gold -...
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Alpine skiing
Men| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jörgen Sundqvist Jörgen Sundqvist Jörgen Sundqvist is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Brynäs IF of the Elitserien.-External links:... |
Giant Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Johan Wallner Johan Wallner Johan Wallner is a Swedish former alpine skier.Since being in the Olympics, Wallner has opened a store which specializes in apple cobbler making.- World Cup victories :-References:... |
DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – | |
| Gunnar Neuriesser | 1:23.99 | 21 | 1:24.46 | 23 | 2:48.45 | 22 | |
| Niklas Henning | 1:23.61 | 19 | 1:22.51 | 17 | 2:46.12 | 18 | |
| Bengt Fjällberg Bengt Fjällberg Bengt Fjällberg is a Swedish former alpine skier. His greatest achievement is the slalom bronze in the 1982 World Championships in Schladming. He was trained by Hermann Nogler. Fjällberg and Ingemar Stenmark are cousins.-References:... |
Slalom | 53.31 | 14 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
| Lars-Göran Halvarsson | 52.97 | 9 | 48.73 | 6 | 1:41.70 | 8 | |
| Stig Strand Stig Strand Stig Strand is a Swedish former alpine skier and sports commentator. He is known for being sports commentator for SVT during many years after his career, and still 2010... |
52.95 | 8 | 49.00 | 10 | 1:41.95 | 9 | |
| Jonas Nilsson Jonas Nilsson Jonas Nilsson is a Swedish former alpine skier. He was born in Hedemora.He raced in the Alpine Skiing World Cup from 1983 to 1992, obtaining two victories, both in slalom. He won the gold medal in Alpine World Ski Championships of 1985, in the same discipline.-World Cup victories:-References:... |
51.52 | 2 | 48.73 | 6 | 1:40.25 | 4 | |
Biathlon
Men
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Ronnie Adolfsson | 4 | 33:27.0 | 25 |
| Leif Andersson Leif Andersson (biathlete) Leif Andersson is a former Swedish biathlete. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, Andersson won a bronze medal in the 4 x 7.5 km relay along with his teammates Mikael Löfgren, Tord Wiksten, and Ulf Johansson. His best individual Olympic placing was eighth, at the 1984 Olympics in... |
3 | 33:21.9 | 24 | |
| Sven Fahlén | 2 | 33:12.9 | 21 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Ronnie Adolfsson | 1'12:12.2 | 8 | 1'20:12.2 | 20 |
| Sven Fahlén | 1'12:10.8 | 6 | 1'18:10.8 | 11 | |
| Leif Andersson Leif Andersson (biathlete) Leif Andersson is a former Swedish biathlete. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, Andersson won a bronze medal in the 4 x 7.5 km relay along with his teammates Mikael Löfgren, Tord Wiksten, and Ulf Johansson. His best individual Olympic placing was eighth, at the 1984 Olympics in... |
1'13:19.3 | 3 | 1'16:19.3 | 8 |
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 1 | Time | Rank | |
| Sven Fahlén Tommy Höglund Roger Westling Ronnie Adolfsson |
2 | 1'44:28.2 | 10 |
1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2One minute added per missed target.
Bobsleigh
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| SWE-1 | Carl-Erik Eriksson Carl-Erik Eriksson Carl-Erik Mauritz "Jätten" Eriksson is a Swedish bobsledder who was the first person to compete in Bobsleigh at six Olympic Games .... Nils Stefansson |
Two-man | 53.13 | 17 | 53.56 | 20 | 53.04 | 20 | 52.88 | 18 | 3:32.61 | 19 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| SWE-1 | Carl-Erik Eriksson Carl-Erik Eriksson Carl-Erik Mauritz "Jätten" Eriksson is a Swedish bobsledder who was the first person to compete in Bobsleigh at six Olympic Games .... Tommy Johansson Ulf Åkerblom Nils Stefansson |
Four-man | 51.57 | 22 | 51.82 | 19 | 51.94 | 21 | 51.74 | 19 | 3:27.07 | 21 |
Cross-country skiing
Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Torgny Mogren Torgny Mogren Torgny Mogren is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1984 to 1998. He won the gold medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary... |
43:39.4 | 22 |
| Benny Kohlberg | 43:21.5 | 19 | |
| Sven-Erik Danielsson | 42:55.9 | 15 | |
| Gunde Svan Gunde Svan Gunde Svan is a former Swedish cross-country skier and auto racing driver. During his career he won a total of four gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the Winter Olympics... |
41:25.6 | ||
| 30 km | Torgny Mogren Torgny Mogren Torgny Mogren is a former Swedish cross country skier who competed from 1984 to 1998. He won the gold medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary... |
1'33:52.0 | 23 |
| Jan Ottosson Jan Ottosson Jan Bo Ottosson is a former Swedish Cross-country skier. A national team skier, he also represented Åsarna IK during the 1980s and early 1990s. He won two gold medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics , providing some of the most iconic and impressive legs of Swedish Olympic history... |
1'33:01.3 | 16 | |
| Thomas Wassberg Thomas Wassberg Thomas Wassberg is a Swedish former cross-country skier. A fast skating style - push for every leg - is still called "Wassberg" after him in several countries.... |
1'32:25.3 | 14 | |
| Gunde Svan Gunde Svan Gunde Svan is a former Swedish cross-country skier and auto racing driver. During his career he won a total of four gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the Winter Olympics... |
1'29:35.7 | ||
| 50 km | Anders Larsson Anders Larsson Anders Larsson may refer to:* The music composer of Desmond & the Swamp Barbarian Trap* A survivor of the 1990 People's Republic of China airliner collision*Anders Larsson *Anders Larsson... |
2'31:43.6 | 39 |
| Jan Ottosson Jan Ottosson Jan Bo Ottosson is a former Swedish Cross-country skier. A national team skier, he also represented Åsarna IK during the 1980s and early 1990s. He won two gold medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics , providing some of the most iconic and impressive legs of Swedish Olympic history... |
2'22:24.0 | 14 | |
| Gunde Svan Gunde Svan Gunde Svan is a former Swedish cross-country skier and auto racing driver. During his career he won a total of four gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the Winter Olympics... |
2'16:00.7 | ||
| Thomas Wassberg Thomas Wassberg Thomas Wassberg is a Swedish former cross-country skier. A fast skating style - push for every leg - is still called "Wassberg" after him in several countries.... |
2'15:55.8 | ||
Men's 4 x 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Thomas Wassberg Thomas Wassberg Thomas Wassberg is a Swedish former cross-country skier. A fast skating style - push for every leg - is still called "Wassberg" after him in several countries.... Benny Kohlberg Jan Ottosson Jan Ottosson Jan Bo Ottosson is a former Swedish Cross-country skier. A national team skier, he also represented Åsarna IK during the 1980s and early 1990s. He won two gold medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics , providing some of the most iconic and impressive legs of Swedish Olympic history... Gunde Svan Gunde Svan Gunde Svan is a former Swedish cross-country skier and auto racing driver. During his career he won a total of four gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the Winter Olympics... |
1'55:06.3 | |
Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Eva-Lena Karlsson | 19:21.6 | 37 |
| Ann Rosendahl | 18:22.8 | 23 | |
| Karin Lamberg-Skog Karin Lamberg-Skog Karin Ingrid Lamberg-Skog 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... |
18:02.5 | 16 | |
| Marie Johansson-Risby | 17:26.3 | 4 | |
| 10 km | Stina Karlsson | 34:52.4 | 31 |
| Ann Rosendahl | 34:28.0 | 21 | |
| Karin Lamberg-Skog Karin Lamberg-Skog Karin Ingrid Lamberg-Skog 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... |
34:01.3 | 18 | |
| Marie Johansson-Risby | 32:34.6 | 6 | |
| 20 km | Stina Karlsson | 1'07:43.4 | 32 |
| Kristina Hugosson | 1'07:40.5 | 31 | |
| Ann Rosendahl | 1'06:47.8 | 23 | |
| Marie Johansson-Risby | 1'03:31.8 | 5 | |
Women's 4 x 5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Karin Lamberg-Skog Karin Lamberg-Skog Karin Ingrid Lamberg-Skog 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... Kristina Hugosson Marie Johansson-Risby Ann Rosendahl |
1'09:30.0 | 5 |
Figure skating
Men
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Åkesson | 13 | 15 | 18 | 31.8 | 17 |
Women
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catarina Lindgren Catarina Lindgren Margit Catharina Lindgren is a Swedish figure skater. She is the 1981-1984 Swedish national champion. She represented Sweden at the 1984 Winter Olympics, where she placed 20th.... |
17 | 22 | 20 | 39.0 | 20 |
Ice hockey
Group A
Top two teams (shaded ones) advanced to the medal round.| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 10 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 7 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 7 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 37 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 31 | 2 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 2 |
- Sweden 11-3 Italy
- Sweden 11-0 Yugoslavia
- Sweden 1-1 West Germany
- Sweden 10-1 Poland
- USSR 10-1 Sweden
Medal round
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
- Czechoslovakia 2-0 Sweden
- Sweden 2-0 Canada
Carried over group match:
- USSR 10-1 Sweden
Leading scorers
| Rk | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Peter Gradin | 6 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
- Team Roster
- Rolf RidderwallRolf RidderwallRolf Lennart "Riddarn" Ridderwall is a retired Swedish ice hockey goaltender. He played for Djurgårdens IF in the Swedish Elite League almost his entire career. Ridderwall won the Golden Puck as the top player in Sweden for the 1989-90 season.His son Stefan Ridderwall is also a hockey...
- Göte Wälitalo
- Bo Ericson
- Göran LindblomGöran LindblomGöran Lindblom is a retired Swedish ice hockey defenceman. Lindblom was the highest scoring Elitserien defenceman for three seasons which is a record that he shares with Magnus Johansson.-Career statistics:...
- Håkan Nordin
- Mats ThelinMats ThelinMats Gunnar "Mördaren" Thelin is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who played 163 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins.-External links:...
- Michael ThelvénMichael ThelvenArne Michael "Tellus" Thelvén is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who played 207 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins.-External links:* at...
- Mats WaltinMats WaltinMats Stefan Waltin is a retired professional ice hockey player and coach. Waltin played for Djurgårdens IF Hockey and Södertälje SK in the Elitserien. He was a member of the Swedish 1976 Canada Cup and 1981 Canada Cup teams. He is the current coach of VIK Västerås HK.-External links:...
- Thomas Åhlén
- Pelle EklundPelle EklundPer-Eric "Pelle" Eklund is a Swedish former professional ice hockey center who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers and Dallas Stars and nine seasons in the Swedish Elitserien with AIK and Leksands IF.-Playing career:Eklund played for AIK of the...
- Thom Eklund
- Håkan ErikssonHåkan Eriksson (ice hockey)Lars Håkan Eriksson is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. Eriksson began playing hockey in Bjurfors IF but was acquired by Skellefteå AIK in 1974. He became Swedish champions with Skellefteå in 1978, and was a part of Sweden's 1979 World Championship team that won bronze...
- Peter Gradin
- Mats Hessel
- Michael Hjälm
- Tommy Mörth
- Thomas RundqvistThomas RundqvistThomas Per Rundqvist is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player and now sporting director of Färjestads BK.Rundqvist started his senior ice hockey career in 1978 with the Swedish club Färjestads BK...
- Tomas SandströmTomas SandströmTomas Sandström is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League from 1984 to 1999. He grew up in Fagersta, Sweden....
- Håkan SödergrenHåkan SödergrenKarl Håkan Södergren is a retired professional ice hockey player, often a recurring color commentator in Viasat's ice hockey broadcast productions.-Playing career:...
- Jens ÖhlingJens ÖhlingJens Erik Öhling is a retired professional Swedish ice hockey player. He played for Djurgårdens IF during most of his professional career. He made his debut in Elitserien in 1979 against Västra Frölunda. Öhling was the team captain during the 1995–96 season. After 18 seasons in Djurgården, Öhling...
- Head Coach: Anders ParmströmAnders ParmströmAnders "Ankan" Parmström is a Swedish former ice hockey player and coach, who currently serves as a hockey expert analyst on the Canal Plus television network in Sweden....
Luge
Men
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Fredrik Wickman | 47.693 | 21 | 47.850 | 23 | 47.808 | 24 | 47.579 | 21 | 3:10.930 | 19 |
Women
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Lotta Dahlberg | 42.986 | 12 | 43.327 | 18 | 42.859 | 15 | 43.181 | 19 | 2:52.353 | 16 |
Speed skating
Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Hans Magnusson | 1:03.08 | 42 |
| Tomas Gustafson Tomas Gustafson Sven Tomas Gustafson is a retired speed skater, and one of the most successful distance skaters of the 1980s. He was born in Katrineholm, Sweden.-Early career:... |
41.18 | 36 | |
| Jan-Åke Carlberg | 40.64 | 34 | |
| 1000 m | Jan-Åke Carlberg | 1:19.92 | 29 |
| Hans Magnusson | 1:18.95 | 21 | |
| 1500 m | Jan Junell | 2:02.55 | 24 |
| Claes Bengtsson | 2:02.04 | 18 | |
| Hans Magnusson | 2:01.26 | 16 | |
| 5000 m | Jan Junell | 7:29.98 | 18 |
| Claes Bengtsson | 7:26.57 | 16 | |
| Tomas Gustafson Tomas Gustafson Sven Tomas Gustafson is a retired speed skater, and one of the most successful distance skaters of the 1980s. He was born in Katrineholm, Sweden.-Early career:... |
7:12.28 | ||
| 10,000 m | Claes Bengtsson | 15:14.33 | 16 |
| Jan Junell | 15:12.90 | 15 | |
| Tomas Gustafson Tomas Gustafson Sven Tomas Gustafson is a retired speed skater, and one of the most successful distance skaters of the 1980s. He was born in Katrineholm, Sweden.-Early career:... |
14:39.95 | ||
Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Annette Carlén-Karlsson | 43.65 | 18 |
| 1000 m | Annette Carlén-Karlsson | 1:26.15 | 9 |
| 1500 m | Annette Carlén-Karlsson | 2:10.80 | 12 |
| 3000 m | Annette Carlén-Karlsson | 4:40.36 | 11 |