Sven-Åke Lundbäck
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Sven-Åke Lundbäck (born January 26, 1948 in Töre
, Norrbotten
) is a former Swedish
cross-country skier
who competed from 1972 to 1980. He won the 15 km gold at the 1972 Winter Olympics
in Sapporo.
Lundbäck also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival
in 1976.
His biggest success as a cross country skier was at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
where he won golds in the 50 km and the 4 x 10 km relay.
Today, Lundbäck is working as a teacher at the school of Bergviken in Luleå, Sweden. He also was known for having an oxygen
consumption rate of 94.6 mL/kg/minute. The most fit long distance runners
test in the low 80s.
Töre
Töre is a locality situated in Kalix Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 1,146 inhabitants in 2005.Its harbour is the northernmost of the Bothnian Bay that is accessible to commercial vessels. The European route E10 passes through Töre.- References :...
, Norrbotten
Norrbotten
Norrbotten is a Swedish province in northernmost Sweden. It borders south to Västerbotten, west to Swedish Lapland, and east to Finland.- Administration :...
) is 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
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
who competed from 1972 to 1980. He won the 15 km gold at the 1972 Winter Olympics
1972 Winter Olympics
The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 3 to February 13, 1972 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan...
in Sapporo.
Lundbäck also won the 50 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 1976.
His biggest success as a cross country skier was at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1978 took place February 18-26, 1978 in Lahti, Finland. This was Lahti's record fourth time hosting the event after previously doing so in 1926, 1938, and 1958...
where he won golds in the 50 km and the 4 x 10 km relay.
Today, Lundbäck is working as a teacher at the school of Bergviken in Luleå, Sweden. He also was known for having an oxygen
Oxygen
Oxygen is the element with atomic number 8 and represented by the symbol O. Its name derives from the Greek roots ὀξύς and -γενής , because at the time of naming, it was mistakenly thought that all acids required oxygen in their composition...
consumption rate of 94.6 mL/kg/minute. The most fit long distance runners
Long-distance track event
Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy. These types of races are predominantly aerobic in nature and at the highest level, exceptional levels of aerobic endurance is required more than anything else...
test in the low 80s.