Olavi Svanberg
Ski-orienteer
About Olavi Svanberg
Lived 1941 – 2002 (aged 60). Olavi Svanberg was a Finnish ski-orienteer.
Olavi Svanberg (December 10, 1941, Sysmä, Finland – August 25, 2002, Lake Ladoga, Russia) was a Finnish ski-orienteering competitor and world champion. He received an individual gold medal at the first World Ski Orienteering Championships in Hyvinkää in 1975, and also won the first gold medal in the relay event with the Finnish team (Pekka Pökälä, Heimo Taskinen, Jorma Karvonen and Olavi Svanberg). He was again world champion in 1982 in Aigen.
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Who was Olavi Svanberg?
ski-orienteer
When was Olavi Svanberg born?
Olavi Svanberg was born on 10 December 1941 in Sysmä.
When did Olavi Svanberg die?
Olavi Svanberg died on 25 August 2002.
What was Olavi Svanberg's occupation?
Olavi Svanberg was a ski-orienteer.
What nationality was Olavi Svanberg?
Olavi Svanberg was Finnish.
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