Sixten Jernberg biography
Sixten Jernberg, (born February 6, 1929, Lima, Sweden—died July 14, 2012, Mora), Swedish skier who was one of the crucial profitable cross-country skiers of his period, amassing 9 Olympic medals.
Jernberg was initially a lumberjack by commerce and first got here to prominence as a skier within the 1954 world championships, the place he completed fourth within the 30 km and shared the Swedish workforce’s bronze within the 4 × 10-km relay. A yr later he captured the annual 90-km Vasaloppet race (a feat he repeated in 1960). Jernberg made his Olympic debut on the 1956 Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, the place he gained the 50-km race and earned silver medals in each the 15 km and 30 km. He additionally was a member of the bronze-winning 4 × 10-km relay workforce. At the 1960 Olympics in Squaw Valley, California, he gained a gold medal within the 30 km and took silver within the 15 km. Jernberg’s success continued on the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, the place he gained gold in each the 50 km and the 4 × 10-km relay. He additionally claimed a bronze medal within the 15-km race. Jernberg’s different outcomes included double gold (50 km and relay) on the 1958 and 1962 world championships (plus a bronze within the 30 km in 1958), and he captured seven consecutive Swedish Nordic titles (1954–60). Jernberg retired after the 1964 Olympics and was proclaimed a Swedish nationwide hero.