Sven-Åke Lundbäck

Sven-Åke Lundbäck, born on 26 January 1948, is a former Swedish cross-country skier who competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won gold over 15 km in 1972. He was close to a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay in 1972 but fell near the finish. At the 1978 World Championships he won the 50 km and the 4 x 10 km relay, and he took the 50 km at the 1976 Holmenkollen ski festival and the 90 km Vasaloppet in 1981, after which a hill on the Vasaloppet course was named for him. He won ten Swedish individual titles, and he was known for an exceptionally high oxygen consumption of 94.6 mL per kg per minute. The entry follows the English Wikipedia article.