Lennart Larsson (cross-country skier), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Swedish cross-country skier
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Place of Birth: Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
About Lennart Larsson (cross-country skier)
- Lennart "Lill-Järven" Larsson (born 7 February 1930) is a retired Swedish cross-country skier and coach.
- He competed in the 4×10 km relay at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1956, finishing fourth in 1960; in 1960 he also placed 4th–5th in the individual 30 and 50 km events.
- Larsson won the 4×10 km relay at the 1958 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.Larsson got his nickname Lill-Järven (Little Wolverine) from his club SK Järven.
- Between 1949 and 1966 he won 74 races out of 394, finishing within the podium 188 times.
- During his last competitive season of 1965/66 he studied at Bosön Sport Folkhögskola, and later in 1971–73 received a diploma of physical education teacher from the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences in Stockholm.
- He coached skiers in Älvsbyn in 1973–78 and in the 1980s at Lycksele Ski School.
- He also prepared the Swedish national skiing team for all Winter Olympics from 1968 to 1980 and for the World Championships of 1970, 1978, and 1982.
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