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Edy Sixten Jernberg, known as " Sixten ", (6 February 1929 – 14 July 2012) was a Swedish cross-country skier and one of the most successful cross-country skiers of all time. [1] [2] Between 1952 and 1964 he took part in 363 ski races, finishing within the podium in 263 and winning 134 of them; during this period he won four world titles and ...
Mar 15, 2024 · Sixten Jernberg (born February 6, 1929, Lima, Sweden—died July 14, 2012, Mora) was a Swedish skier who was one of the most successful cross-country skiers of his era, amassing nine Olympic medals. Jernberg was originally a lumberjack by trade and first came to prominence as a skier in the 1954 world championships, where he finished fourth in ...
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Edy Sixten Jernberg, född 6 februari 1929 i Lima i Kopparbergs län, död 14 juli 2012 i Mora, [1] var en svensk längdskidåkare. Han tog sammanlagt nio medaljer, varav fyra guld, vid olympiska vinterspel. Detta, tillsammans med hans insatser i VM som gav sex ytterligare medaljer samt två segrar i Vasaloppet, gör att han räknas som en av ...
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Jul 17, 2012 · STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sixten Jernberg, a cross-country skier who won four Olympic gold medals and four more gold medals in world championships, died on Saturday in the province of Dalarna, in...
Jul 14, 2012 · Sixten Jernberg was the greatest cross-country skiier of the early post-World War II era. Between 1956 and 1964, he won four gold, three silver, and two bronze for what was then a record total of nine Winter Olympic medals, since surpassed by both Russia’s Raisa Smetanina and Norway’s Bjørn Dæhlie. His Olympic medals were as follows: Gold ...
Biography. Success in long-distance. Cross-country skier Sixten Jernberg made his Olympic debut at the 1956 Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo. He earned silver medals in both of his first two races, the 30km and the 15km. Then he won the 50km by an impressive 78 seconds.
Cross-Country Skiing. (IOC) Born in the village of Lima, near the Norwegian border, Swedish cross country skier Sixten Jernberg built up his physical strength and stamina by working as blacksmith and lumberjack.
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