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Edy Sixten Jernberg, known as "Sixten", (6 February 1929 – 14 July 2012) was a Swedish cross-country skier and one of the most successful cross-country skiers of all time. Between 1952 and 1964 he took part in 363 ski races, finishing within the podium in 263 and winning 134 of them; during this period he won four world titles and nine Olympic medals. In 12 starts over three consecutive Winter Games he never finished worse than fifth place, and between 1955 and 1960, he won 86 out of 161 competitions.Sixten Jernberg
Swedish Olympic Committee Jernberg was a blacksmith and a lumberjack before beginning his career as a cross-country skier. He specialized in the longer distances, with four of his eight gold medals coming over 50 km, one over 30 km and three in the 4 × 10 km relay. He also won
Vasaloppet (Swedish language, Swedish for 'the Vasa race') is an annual long distance cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March. The course starts in the village of :sv:Berga, Malung-Sälens kommun, Berga, jus ...
twice, 1955 and 1960. He won the 15 km at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1954. At one competition, Jernberg had a fever and coughed up blood, but still finished the 50 km event. Gunde Svan said: "It was almost like ixtendidn't like his own body and tried to punish it in different ways." For his cross-country skiing successes, Jernberg was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1960 (shared with Helmut Recknagel, Sverre Stensheim and Tormod Knutsen). He was also awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1956 (shared with pentathlete Lars Hall). Jernberg retired after the Olympic Winter Games of 1964. In 1965, the
International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; , CIO) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based i ...
awarded Jernberg the Mohammed Taher Trophy for his contributions to Nordic skiing. He died of stroke at the age of 83.Sixten Jernberg, Cross-Country Skiing Champion, Dies at 83
AP via New York Times (16 July 2012) His nephew Ingemar became an Olympic pole vaulter.


Cross-country skiing results

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


Olympic Games

* 9 medals – (4 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)


World Championships

* 6 medals – (4 gold, 2 bronze)


See also

* List of multiple Winter Olympic medalists *
List of multiple Olympic gold medalists This article lists the individuals who have won at least four gold medals at the Olympic Games or at least three gold medals in individual events. List of most Olympic gold medals over career This is a partial list of multiple Olympic gold medali ...
* List of multiple Olympic medalists


References


External links

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Holmenkollen medalists
– click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file
Holmenkollen winners since 1892
– click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jernberg, Sixten 1929 births 2012 deaths Deaths from cancer in Sweden People from Lima, Sweden Sportspeople from Malung-Sälen Municipality Cross-country skiers from Dalarna County Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Holmenkollen medalists Holmenkollen Ski Festival winners Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden Swedish male cross-country skiers Vasaloppet winners Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Winter Olympics Lima IF cross-country skiers 20th-century Swedish sportsmen