 Israelsson at the 1972 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Born | 13 May 1948 [1] Dalarna, Sweden [1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Nordic combined |
| Club | Dala-Järna IK [1] |
Sven-Olof Israelsson (born 13 May 1948) is a Swedish skier. He competed in the Nordic combined event at the 1972 Winter Olympics. [2]
His father Sven Israelsson won a bronze medal in the Nordic combined at the 1948 Olympics. [1]
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948, were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936.
Nordic combined at the 1948 Winter Olympics consisted of one event, held from 31 January to 1 February. The ski jumping portion took place at Olympiaschanze St. Moritz, while the cross-country portion took place around the hills of St. Moritz.
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