Bengt Eriksson (22 January 1931 – 19 November 2014) was a Swedish

nordic combined Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympic ...

skier. He won an individual silver medal at the

1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from ...

and finished 10th at the 1960 Games. Between 1953 and 1966 he won eight national titles. He also competed nationally in

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and internationally in ski jumping, finishing 19th in the normal hill at the 1960 Olympics. In 1965 he was awarded the Holmenkollen medal, shared with

Arto Tiainen Arto Tiainen (5 September 1930 – 21 September 1998) was a Finnish cross-country skier. He was born in Sääminki. Champion He won two medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics, a silver in the 4 × 10 km relay and a bronze in the 50 km. Add ...

and

Arne Larsen Arne Kjell Larsen (born 23 December 1937) is a retired Norwegian Nordic combined skier who competed internationally in the early 1960s. Arne Kjlell Larsen was born in Heggedal, and represented Heggedal IL. Larsen was a baker by occupation ...

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* * – click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file
Bengt Eriksson at sok.se
1931 births 2014 deaths People from Malung-Sälen Municipality Nordic combined skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Holmenkollen medalists Swedish male Nordic combined skiers Swedish male ski jumpers Olympic Nordic combined skiers of Sweden Olympic ski jumpers of Sweden Olympic medalists in Nordic combined Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Dalarna County {{nordic-skiing-bio-stub