Tommy Limby
Appearance
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Men's cross-country skiing | ||
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1978 Lahti | 4 × 10 km relay |
Tommy Limby (5 September 1947, Gåxsjö, Jämtland – 14 January 2008) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1970s. He earned a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.
In 1974 he participated in the Orsa IF men's team winning the Swedish national relay championship.[1]
Limby finished third in the Vasaloppet in 1977.
He died on 14 January 2008 at the age of 60.[2]
Cross-country skiing results
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1976 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 8 | — |
World Championships
[edit]- 1 medal – (1 gold)
Year | Age | 15 km | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1978 | 30 | — | 10 | — | Gold |
References
[edit]- ^ "Svenska mästare genom tiderna" (in Swedish). Swedish Ski Association. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "Tommy Limby död" (in Swedish). Svenska dagbladet. 14 January 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
External links
[edit]- Obituary (in Swedish)
- World Championship results (in German)
Categories:
- 1947 births
- 2008 deaths
- People from Strömsund Municipality
- Cross-country skiers from Jämtland County
- Swedish male cross-country skiers
- Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- Swedish cross-country skiing biography stubs