Per Elofsson
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's cross country skiing | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 2002 Salt Lake City | 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 2001 Lahti | 15 km | |
| Gold | 2001 Lahti | 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit | |
| Gold | 2003 Val di Fiemme | 10 km + 10 km double pursuit | |
| Silver | 2001 Lahti | 4 x 10 km | |
| Bronze | 2003 Val di Fiemme | 4 x 10 km | |
Per Elofsson (born April 2, 1977) is a Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1997 to 2004. He won a bronze medal in the 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Elofsson also won five medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with three golds (2001: 15 km, 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit; 2003: 10 km + 10 km double pursuit), one silver (2001: 4 x 10 km relay), and one bronze (2003: 4 x 10 km relay).
He also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 2001. This success along with his two golds earned at the 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti would give Elofsson the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.
In 2005 Per made an unexpected appearance on the album Grand Illusion by the Heavy Metal band Nocturnal Rites, playing guitar on one song.
[edit] External links
- FIS Profile
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
- Official website (English) & (Swedish)
As 18 km - 1925: Otakar Německý * 1927: John Lindgren * 1929: Veli Saarinen (17 km) * 1930: Arne Rustadstuen (17 km) * 1931: Johan Grøttumsbråten * 1933: Nils-Joel Englund * 1934: Sulo Nurmela * 1935: Klaes Karppinen * 1937: Lars Bergendahl * 1938: Pauli Pitkänen * 1939: Juho 'Jussi' Kurikkala * 1950: Karl-Erik Åström
As 15 km - 1954: Veikko Hakulinen * 1958: Veikko Hakulinen * 1962: Assar Rönnlund * 1966: Gjermund Eggen * 1970: Lars-Göran Åslund * 1974: Magne Myrmo * 1978: Józef Łuszczek * 1982: Oddvar Brå * 1985: Kari Härkönen * 1987: Marco Albarello * 1989 freestyle: Gunde Svan * 1989 classical: Harri Kirvesniemi * 1991: Bjørn Dæhlie * 2001: Per Elofsson * 2003: Axel Teichmann * 2005: Pietro Piller Cottrer * 2007: Lars Berger
1993: Bjørn Dæhlie * 1995: Vladmir Smirnov * 1997: Bjørn Dæhlie * 1999: Thomas Alsgaard * 2001: Per Elofsson * 2003: Per Elofsson * 2005: Vincent Vittoz * 2007: Axel Teichmann
| Preceded by Lars Frölander |
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 2001 |
Succeeded by Susanne Ljungskog |
