Rolf Rämgård (born 30 March 1934) is a former Swedish cross-country skier. He competed in the 15, 30 and 50 km events at the

1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Valley ...

and won a silver medal over 30 km and a bronze over 50 km. In the 1970's, Rämgård turned into politics and in 1974–85 was a member of the Swedish parliament and Municipal commissioner in his home

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. He also became the minister of sports in the government and the mayor of the

Älvdalen Älvdalen ( or ; literally "the river valley") is a locality and the seat of Älvdalen Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 1,810 inhabitants in 2010. The parish is widely known for being the place of manufacturing, in 1839, of the 4-met ...

municipality.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

* 2 medals – (1 silver, 1 bronze)

World Championships

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* 1934 births Living people People from Älvdalen Municipality Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Swedish male cross-country skiers Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden 20th-century Swedish sportsmen Cross-country skiers from Dalarna County {{Sweden-XC-skiing-bio-stub