Stig Sollander, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Stig Sollander

Swedish alpine skier and bowler

Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1926

Place of Birth: Östersund, Jämtland County, Sweden

Profession: alpine skier

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Stig Sollander

  • Stig Oskar Sollander (25 June 1926 – 12 December 2019) was a Swedish alpine skier who competed in the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics.
  • He had his best results in the slalom, finishing fifth in 1952 and winning Sweden's first Olympic medal in alpine skiing, a bronze in 1956.
  • He won another bronze in the combined event at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.In 1949, Sollander married Monika Charlotta Sollander; they had six children.
  • Three of them, Stefan, Lena and Lotta, competed nationally in alpine skiing, and Lotta also took part in the 1972 Winter Olympics.
  • Stig died in December 2019 at the age of 93.

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