Martin Lundström

Swedish cross-country skier

Martin Lundström (30 May 1918 – 30 June 2016) was a Swedish cross-country skier. He competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He was born in Tvärliden, Norsjö Municipality.

Martin Lundström

Martin Lundström during the 1948 Olympic Winter Games in Saint-Moritz, Switzerland.
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 St. Moritz 18 km
Gold medal – first place 1948 St. Moritz 4 x 10 km
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Oslo 4 x 10 km
Gold medal – first place 1950 Lake Placid 4 x 10 km

Lundström won two Olympic gold medals during the 1948 Winter Olympics in Saint-Moritz, Switzerland at the 18 km and 4 x 10 km relay events. He also won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Lundström also won at the 18 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1948. Additionally, he won a gold in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

He died in June 2016 in Stockholm at the age of 98.[1]

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