Elis Wiklund, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elis Wiklund

cross-country skier

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1909

Place of Birth: Kramfors, Västernorrland County, Sweden

Date of Death: 17-Mar-1982

Profession: cross-country skier

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Elis Wiklund (12 December 1909 – 15 March 1982) was a Swedish cross-country skier who won the 50 km race at the 1934 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and 1936 Winter Olympics.Wiklund won two individual Swedish titles: in the 30 km in 1938 and in the 50 km in 1941.
He was an accomplished accordion player, and produced records in 1936.
In 1946 he briefly worked as a skiing coach in Switzerland, and after returning opened a sports shop in Sollefteå.
Later he became an owner of a ski wax factory.
His life was featured in the novel Hjältedrömmen (A Hero’s Dream) by Karl-Erik Johansson.