Bengt Gunnar Malmsten (20 March 1922 – 20 December 1996) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

speed skater who competed in the

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 ...

and in 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 ...

. He was born in

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and died in

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. In 1952 he finished 31st in the 500 metres competition. Four years later he finished seventh in the 500 metres event and 17th in the 1500 metres contest at the 1956 Games.

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1922 births 1996 deaths Swedish male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters of Sweden Speed skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics People from Borlänge Municipality Sportspeople from Dalarna County 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-speed-skating-bio-stub