Name Bjarne Andersson | Role Olympic athlete | |
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Died August 11, 2004, Mora, Sweden | ||
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Bjarne Lennart "Ödeshögarn" Andersson (28 April 1940 – 11 August 2004) was a Swedish cross-country skier who won a 4×10 km silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics; he finished sixth in the individual 15 km race.
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Andersson did his military service in the cavalry in Umeå. He was a Swedish 15 km champion in 1968, and won six national skiing titles in the 3×10 km relay between 1966 and 1973. He also won three individual and one team titles in cross-country running. During that time he worked at a gas station in Mora and was clearing the forest nearby. Later he became a shoe specialist and developed a ski boot model that was named after him. After that he ran his own sports shop specializing in equipment for cross-country skiing and running. In addition, between 1976 and 1980 he coached the national ski team, and in 1983–87 worked as a sports commentator on television. He continued competing in the masters category, and won three world titles in 1997.