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Events from the year 1934 in Sweden
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Torsten Samuelsson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ↑ "WALCHER Achim". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
