- Toini Gustafsson
Toini Gustafsson-Rönnlund (born
January 17 1938 ) is a former Swedishcross country skier who competed during the 1960s. She competed in twoWinter Olympics , earning a total of four medals. Gustafsson also competed several times at theHolmenkollen ski festival , winning three times at 10 km (1960, 1967, and 1968). Additionally, she won three medals at theFIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a silver in 1962 (3 x 5 km), and two bronzes in 1966 (10 km and 3 x 5 km).For her successes in Nordic skiing and at the Holmenkollen, Gustafsson received the
Holmenkollen medal in 1967 (Shared withOle Ellefsæter ). She is the first Swedish woman to ever win the Holmenkollen medal.Today she is married with the former Swedish cross-country skier
Assar Rönnlund . They are the second husband-wife team to win the Holmenkollen medal (Rönnlund earned the medal in 1968). Additionally, they are the only husband and wife team to ever win theSvenska Dagbladet Gold Medal with Rönnlund earning the honor in 1962 and Gustafsson earning the award six years later.Gustafsson is an
ethnic Finn . She was born inSuomussalmi ,Finland , but was evacuated to Sweden when she was a child (seeFinnish war children ).External links
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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
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=71740 IOC Profile]
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