About Gunnar Åhs
Lived 1915 – 1994 (aged 78). Gunnar Åhs was a Swedish bobsledder.
Olympics in Cortina. The Swedish four-man bobsleigh team strengthens its side with a cup of hot chocolate after the races. From left: Gunnar Åhs, Ebbe Wallén, Sune Skagerling and Olle Axelsson. Gunnar Johan Åhs (5 September 1915, Uppsala – 6 May 1994) was a Swedish bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1961 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York.
Competing in two Winter Olympics, Åhs earned his best finish of seventh in the four-man event at Oslo in 1952.
Four years later he finished 16th in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
He was born in Uppsala and died in Johanneshov.
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Who was Gunnar Åhs?
bobsledder (1915–1994)
When was Gunnar Åhs born?
Gunnar Åhs was born on 5 September 1915 in Uppsala.
When did Gunnar Åhs die?
Gunnar Åhs died on 6 May 1994 in Johanneshov.
What was Gunnar Åhs's occupation?
Gunnar Åhs was a bobsledder.
What nationality was Gunnar Åhs?
Gunnar Åhs was Swedish.
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