Erik August Larsson
Cross-country skiing, Olympic athlete
1912 – 1982
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Who was Erik August Larsson?
Erik August Larsson was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won two medals at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen with a gold in the 18 km and a bronze in the 4 x 10 km.
Larsson also won a bronze in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1935 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
He was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1936.
Erik Larsson became a laestadian christian and gave up his sport career in late 1930s. He was later a preacher in the firstborn laestadian congregation in Kiruna.
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