Carl-Erik Asplund
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| Born | 14 September 1923 Föllinge, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Died | 8 January 2024 (aged 100) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||
| Club | IF Castor, Östersund | |||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 500 m – 45.1 (1954) 1500 m – 2:20.9 (1951) 5000 m – 8:21.8 (1951) 10000 m – 17:16.6 (1952)[1] | |||||||||||
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Carl-Erik Asplund (14 September 1923 – 8 January 2024) was a Swedish speed skater who won a bronze medal in the 10000 m event at the 1952 Olympics. In the 1500 metres event he finished fourth and in the 5000 metres competition he finished sixth.[1]
Asplund specialised in long distances and won medals in the 5000 and 10000 m at European and world championships. He never finished within the podium overall; in 1951 he was fourth at the European Championships and sixth at the world championships. Nationally he won nine Swedish titles: 1500 m (1951–1953), 3000 m (1951–1952), 5000 m (1951–1952) and 10,000 m (1951, 1953). In 1953, he won the discontinued Nordic championship, having finished second in 1951.[1][2]
Asplund turned 100 on 14 September 2023,[3] and died on 8 January 2024.[4]
References
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- ^ a b c Carl-Erik Asplund. sports-reference.com
- ^ Carl-Erik Asplund. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ "Skridskolegendaren fyller 100 år – och gör 100 situps om dagen". Östersunds-Posten (in Swedish). 14 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Skridskolegendaren är död – blev 100 år". Östersunds-Posten (in Swedish). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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