Mauritz Brännström

Mauritz Brännström
Personal information
Born	January 4, 1918(1918-01-04) Sweden
Died	February 8, 2006(2006-02-08) (aged 88) Sweden
World Cup
Wins	Vasaloppet, 1941 Malmfältsloppet, 1957
Additional podiums	2nd at 50km race, 1941 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Total podiums	3
Updated on 2008-10-07.

Mauritz Brännström (January 4, 1918-February 8, 2006)^[1] was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1930s through the 1950s.

Skiing career

Brännström won the Vasaloppet event in 1941.^[2]

Brännström also finished 2nd in the 50 km at the 1941 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, which had taken place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The event was later declared a "non-event" by the International Ski Federation (FIS) in 1946 due to the small number of skiers who had competed. Due to this decision, the medals were not counted in the overall FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.^[3]

In 1957, he won the Malmfältsloppet Race.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Index of Obituaries in Swedish Newspapers for 2006". http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&u=http://www.abc.se/~m225/litteratur/doed/ocannons06.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=9&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522Mauritz%2BBr%25C3%25A4nnstr%25C3%25B6m%2522%26start%3D30%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN. 
2. ^ "Vasaloppet Race Winners". Official Website of Vasaloppet. http://www.vasaloppet.se/wps/VasaCMS/generated/resources.Generella_sidor/infosidor/en/Bakat_i_tiden/enbakatitidensegrare3.html. 
3. ^ "FIS History". Official Website of FIS. http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/insidefis/history/fishistory.html. 
4. ^ "Malmfältsloppet History". http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&u=http://www3.idrottonline.se/templates/Page.aspx%3Fid%3D22281&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=5&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522Mauritz%2BBr%25C3%25A4nnstr%25C3%25B6m%2522%26start%3D30%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN. 

External links

• Hickok Sports results on FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
• Sports123 information on Vasaloppet winners
• Vasaloppet winners of the 1940s (Swedish)

Persondata
Name	Brannstrom, Mauritz
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	January 4, 1918
Place of birth	Sweden
Date of death	February 8, 2006
Place of death	Sweden