(1962-01-12) 12 January 1962 (age 62) Dala-Järna, Sweden
Height
188 cm (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Spouse(s)
Marie Svan
Ski club
Dala-Järna IK
World Cup career
Seasons
10 – (1982–1991)
Starts
71
Podiums
46
Wins
30
Overall titles
5 – (1984–1986, 1988, 1989)
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing Sweden
International nordic ski competitions
Event
1st
2nd
3rd
Olympic Games
4
1
1
World Championships
7
3
1
Total
11
4
2
Olympic Games
1984 Sarajevo
15 km
1984 Sarajevo
4 × 10 km relay
1988 Calgary
50 km freestyle
1988 Calgary
4 × 10 km relay
1984 Sarajevo
50 km
1984 Sarajevo
30 km
World Championships
1985 Seefeld
30 km
1985 Seefeld
50 km
1987 Oberstdorf
4 × 10 km relay
1989 Lahti
15 km freestyle
1989 Lahti
50 km freestyle
1989 Lahti
4 × 10 km relay
1991 Val di Fiemme
30 km classical
1991 Val di Fiemme
15 km freestyle
1991 Val di Fiemme
50 km freestyle
1991 Val di Fiemme
4 × 10 km relay
1985 Seefeld
4 × 10 km relay
Junior World Championships
1982 Murau
3 × 5 km relay
1980 Örnsköldsvik
3 × 5 km relay
1981 Schonach
3 × 5 km relay
1981 Schonach
15 km
Gunde Anders Svan (born 12 January 1962) is a Swedish former cross-country skier and auto racing driver. During his cross-country skiing career he won a total of four gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the Winter Olympics. Svan won a total of seven golds, three silvers, and one bronze at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Svan also won the 15 km once (1983) and the 50 km twice (1986, 1990) at the Holmenkollen ski festival. In 1984, he earned the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal, and in 1985, he earned the Holmenkollen medal (shared with Anette Bøe and Per Bergerud). In both 1984 and 1985 did Svan win the Jerring Award.[2] He is a board member of the International Ski Federation.
^"Anthropometric Measurements of Olympic Cross-Country Skiers".
^"SR Minnen: Jerringpristagare". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
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