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Per-Erik Larsson

Full name: Bogg Per-Erik Larsson
Gender: Male
Born: May 3, 1929 in Oxberg, Mora, Dalarna, Sweden
Died: May 31, 2008 in Mora, Dalarna, Sweden
Affiliations: IFK Mora, Mora (SWE) / Oxbergs IF, Mora (SWE)
Country: SWE Sweden
Sport: Cross Country Skiing

Medals: 1 Bronze (1 Total)

Biography

Per-Erik Larsson won all of his international championship medals in the relay. As a member of the Swedish quartet, he won bronze medals at the 1954 World Championships and the 1956 Olympics. His biggest success came in 1958, when he took a gold medal with the team at the World Championships in Lahti, Finland. Individually, Larsson's greatest success were two victories at the Swedish Ski Games.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1956 Winter 26 Cortina d'Ampezzo Cross Country Skiing Men's 15 kilometres Sweden SWE 12
1956 Winter 26 Cortina d'Ampezzo Cross Country Skiing Men's 30 kilometres Sweden SWE 7
1956 Winter 26 Cortina d'Ampezzo Cross Country Skiing Men's 4 × 10 kilometres Relay Sweden SWE 3 Bronze
1960 Winter 30 Squaw Valley Cross Country Skiing Men's 15 kilometres Sweden SWE 17

Men's 15 kilometres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T I1T I1R I2T I2R
1956 Winter 26 Cortina d'Ampezzo Cross Country Skiing Sweden Final Standings 12 51:44 15:29 =11 36:45 11
1960 Winter 30 Squaw Valley Cross Country Skiing Sweden Final Standings 17 53:49.8 17:15 13 36:39 16

Men's 30 kilometres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T I1T I1R I2T I2R
1956 Winter 26 Cortina d'Ampezzo Cross Country Skiing Sweden Final Standings 7 1-46:51 33:16 4 1-10:21 6

Men's 4 × 10 kilometres Relay

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T
1956 Winter 26 Cortina d'Ampezzo Cross Country Skiing Sweden SWE Final Standings 3 33:50 1-43:58 3