Anders Larsson | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Sweden | |||||||||||||
Born | Karlstad, Sweden | October 3, 1961|||||||||||||
Ski club | Bondsjöhöjdens IK | |||||||||||||
World Cup career | ||||||||||||||
Seasons | 3 – (1982, 1984, 1988) | |||||||||||||
Indiv. podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||
Indiv. starts | 4 | |||||||||||||
Team starts | 0 | |||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (33rd in 1988) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anders Larsson, (born 3 October 1961 in Karlstad, Sweden) is a Swedish former cross-country skier representing Bondsjöhöjdens IK in club competitions during his career. [1]
He also participated at the 1984 Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo, finishing 39th in the 50 kilometers race. [1] He also won Vasaloppet in 1987 [2] and in 1982 he was awarded the Sixten Jernberg Award. [3]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [4]
Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1984 | 22 | — | — | 39 | — |
Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1982 | 20 | — | — | 18 | — |
Season | Age | Overall |
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1982 | 20 | 25 |
1984 | 22 | NC |
1988 | 26 | 33 |
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