Olle Wiklund

Olle Wiklund
Born(1914-12-26)26 December 1914
Bergvik, Sweden
Died31 December 1999(1999-12-31) (aged 85)
Bergvik, Sweden
Ski clubIFK Bergvik

Olle Wiklund (1914-1999) was a Swedish cross-country skier. In 1942, he won Vasaloppet.,[1] nine minutes before second-placed Bertil Melin, breaking the old Vasaloppet record, dated back to 1928, with two minutes.

Competing for IFK Bergvik at club level, he participated in Vasaloppet at some points.

References

  1. ^ "Vasaloppet" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasaloppet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
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