Assar Rönnlund

Assar Rönnlund (born September 3, 1935) is a former Swedish cross country skier. Rönnlund's biggest success was at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane where he won two gold medals (15 km and 4 x 10 km) and a silver (50 km). As a result, he earned the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal that year for his championship successes. Rönnlund also won the Vasaloppet in 1967 and the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival twice (1962 and 1968.). For his cross country skiing successes, Rönnlund was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1968 (Shared with King Olav V, Gjermund Eggen, and Bjørn Wirkola.).

He is married to fellow Swedish cross-country skier Toini Gustafsson, a 1967 Holmenkollen medalist. They are the second husband-wife team to earn this honor. They are also the only husband-wife team to ever win the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with Gustafsson earning the honor in 1968

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* [http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen medalists] - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file no icon
* [http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen winners since 1892] - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file no icon