Ebbe Wallén
Encyclopedia
Ebbe Wallén was a Swedish
bobsledder who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics
.
Together with Olle Axelsson
, Sune Skagerling
, and Gunnar Åhs
he was a crew member of Sweden I who finished 16th in the four-man event.
He was born in Väddö
and grew up in Virserum
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
bobsledder who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics
1956 Winter Olympics
The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. This celebration of the Games was held from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which had originally been awarded the 1944 Winter Olympics, beat out...
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Together with Olle Axelsson
Olle Axelsson
Olle Oskar Axelsson was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the two-man event at Oslo in 1952....
, Sune Skagerling
Sune Skagerling
Sune Ralf Bertil Skagerling was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics.Together with Olle Axelsson, Ebbe Wallén, and Gunnar Åhs he was a crew member of Sweden I who finished 16th in the four-man event.He was born in Stockholm and died in Tyresö.-External links:*...
, and Gunnar Åhs
Gunnar Åhs
Gunnar Johan Åhs was a Swedish bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s...
he was a crew member of Sweden I who finished 16th in the four-man event.
He was born in Väddö
Väddö
Väddö is an island in the Baltic Sea in Roslagen district, Sweden. It is situated in Norrtälje Municipality. Together with the adjoined Björkö it is considered the seventh largest island of Sweden.- See also :* Geography of Sweden* Islands of Sweden...
and grew up in Virserum
Virserum
Virserum is a locality situated in Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 1,847 inhabitants in 2005. It was before 1971 a Köping. Today the town has around 2000 inhabitants...
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