Sonja Edström (Sonja Ruthström-Edström from 1958 onwards, born November 18, 1930 in Luleå

Luleå

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) was a former Swedish

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....

 cross country skier who competed in the 1950s and 1960s. She won three Winter Olympic medals with one gold in 1960 (3 x 5 km ) and two bronzes in 1956 (10 km, 3 x 5 km).

Edstrõm also won two 3 x 5 km bronze medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined...

 (1954, 1958). She won the 10 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival

Holmenkollen ski festival

The Holmenkollen Ski Festival is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. It takes place in March and has been arranged every year since 1892, except for 1898 and during World War II...

in 1956.