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Elis Wiklund

Elis Wiklund
Wiklund at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Born(1909-12-10)10 December 1909
Ullånger, Sweden
Died15 March 1982(1982-03-15) (aged 72)
Sollefteå, Sweden
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportCross-country skiing
ClubKramfors IF
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 50 km
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1934 Sollefteå 50 km

Elis Wiklund (12 December 1909 – 15 March 1982) was a Swedish cross-country skier who won the 50 km race at the 1934 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and 1936 Winter Olympics.[1]

Wiklund won two individual Swedish titles: in the 30 km in 1938 and in the 50 km in 1941. He was an accomplished accordion player, and produced records in 1936. In 1946 he briefly worked as a skiing coach in Switzerland, and after returning opened a sports shop in Sollefteå. Later he became an owner of a ski wax factory. His life was featured in the novel Hjältedrömmen (A Hero’s Dream) by Karl-Erik Johansson.[1][2]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   18 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1936 26 — Gold —

World Championships

  • 1 medal – (1 gold)
 Year   Age   18 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1934 24 — Gold —
1938 28 — 21 —

References

  1. ^ a b Elis Wiklund Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Elis Wiklund. Swedish Olympic Committee
  3. ^ "WIKLUND Elis". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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