- Per Elofsson
Per Elofsson (born
April 2 ,1977 ) is a Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1997 to 2004. He won a bronze medal in the 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit at the2002 Winter Olympics inSalt Lake City .Elofsson also won five medals at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with three golds (2001: 15 km, 10 km + 10 km combined pursuit; 2003: 10 km + 10 km double pursuit), one silver (2001: 4 x 10 km relay), and one bronze (2003: 4 x 10 km relay).He also won the 50 km event at the
Holmenkollen ski festival in 2001. This success along with his two golds earned at the2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships inLahti would give Elofsson theSvenska Dagbladet Gold Medal .In 2005 Per made an unexpected appearance on the album "Grand Illusion" by the
Heavy metal bandNocturnal Rites , playing guitar on one song.External links
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* [http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk Holmenkollen winners since 1892] - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file no icon
* [http://www.perelofsson.nu/ Official website] en icon & sv icon
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