Örjan Blomquist (23 August 1957 – 30 July 2000) was a Swedish

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

, specialised at long-distance races during the 1980s. Competing for

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at club level, he shared the victory at Vasaloppet 1988 together with his brother Anders Blomquist. Örjan Blomquist also won

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in 1985. After the career, he worked as an SVT commentator during skiing events. Outside skiing, he was an economist. Örjan Blomquist died in the year 2000 due to cancer.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blomquist, Orjan 1957 births 2000 deaths Swedish male cross-country skiers Vasaloppet winners IFK Lidingö skiers