Stig Sollander

Swedish alpine skier (1926-2019)

Stig Oskar Sollander (25 June 1926 – 12 December 2019) was a Swedish alpine skier. He competed in the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics. He had his best results in the slalom. He finished fifth in 1952 and winning Sweden's first Olympic medal in alpine skiing, a bronze in 1956.[1][2]

Stig died on 12 December 2019 at the age of 93.[3]

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  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stig Sollander". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. Stig Sollander. Swedish Olympic Committee
  3. "Stig "Solla" Sollander har gått bort: "Han levde för skidåkningen"". Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

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