Sven-Åke Lundbäck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Swedish cross-country skier
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Place of Birth: Kalix Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden
About Sven-Åke Lundbäck
- Sven-Åke Lundbäck (born 26 January 1948) is a former Swedish cross-country skier.
- He competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics in the 15 km, 30 km and 4×10 km events and won a gold medal over 15 km in 1972.
- He was close to a bronze medal in the 4×10 km relay in 1972, but fell near the finish; he had another fourth place in the relay in 1980.Lundbäck won the 50 km and 4×10 km events at the 1978 World Championships, the 50 km race at the 1976 Holmenkollen ski festival, and the 90 km Vasaloppet in 1981.
- After his 1981 win, one of the Vasaloppet hills was named after Lundbäck.
- Domestically he collected 10 Swedish individual titles, clean-sweeping the 15, 30 and 50 km gold medals in 1976 and 1978.
- He was known for having an exceptionally high oxygen consumption rate of 94.6 mL/kg/minute.Lundbäck took up competitive skiing in 1964, when his family moved from Töre to Luleå.
- After retiring from competitions he received a degree in physical education from the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences in Stockholm in 1984.
- After that he worked as a school teacher in Luleå until 2011, when his school was closed down.
- He is married to the Olympic cross-country skier Lena Carlzon-Lundbäck; they have a daughter and a son, who also competed in cross-country skiing.
- For some reasons Lundbäck did not receive the Svenska Dagbladet gold medal in 1978.
- In protest to this decision his teammate Thomas Wassberg refused to accept his Svenska Dagbladet medal in 1980.
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