Tomas Gustafson

Tomas Gustafson
Gustafson in 2010
Personal information
Birth nameSven Tomas Gustafson
NationalitySwedish
Born28 December 1959 (1959-12-28) (age 64)
Katrineholm, Sweden
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
SpouseElisabet Gustafson
Sport
Country Sweden
SportSpeed skating
Turned pro1979
Retired1992
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 38.10 (1990)
1000 m: 1:18.48 (1981)
1500 m: 1:53.22 (1990)
3000 m: 4:03.17 (1987)
5000 m: 6:44.51 (1987)
10 000 m: 13:48.20 (1988)
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Sarajevo 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary 10,000 m
Silver medal – second place 1984 Sarajevo 10,000 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1983 Oslo Allround
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Oslo Allround
Gold medal – first place 1988 The Hague Allround
Silver medal – second place 1990 Heerenveen Allround
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Oslo Allround

Sven Tomas Gustafson (born 28 December 1959) is a retired Swedish speed skater, and one of the most successful distance skaters of the 1980s.