 Wiklund at the 1936 Winter Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 December 1909 Ullånger, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 March 1982 (aged 72) Sollefteå, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cross-country skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kramfors IF | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Elis Wiklund (12 December 1909 – 15 March 1982) was a Swedish cross-country skier who won the 50 km race at the 1934 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and 1936 Winter Olympics.[1]
Wiklund won two individual Swedish titles: in the 30 km in 1938 and in the 50 km in 1941. He was an accomplished accordion player, and produced records in 1936. In 1946 he briefly worked as a skiing coach in Switzerland, and after returning opened a sports shop in Sollefteå. Later he became an owner of a ski wax factory. His life was featured in the novel Hjältedrömmen (A Hero’s Dream) by Karl-Erik Johansson.[1][2]