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Sture Ohlin
Ohlin by the mid 1960s
Personal information
Born3 May 1935 (1935-05-03)
Arjeplog, Sweden
Died22 November 2023 (2023-11-23) (aged 88)
Malå, Sweden
Sport
SportBiathlon
ClubArjeplogs SF
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Biathlon World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1958 Saalfelden 20 km team
Silver medal – second place 1959 Courmayeur 20 km team
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 4×7.5 km
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Altenberg 4×7.5 km

Bo Sture Roland Ohlin (3 May 1935 – 22 November 2023) was a Swedish biathlon competitor who won four team medals at the world championships in 1958–67. He competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics and finished 12th.[1][2]

As part of the Swedish team, he won the unofficial relay event during the 1958 World Championships.[3]

Ohlin died in Malå on 22 November 2023, at the age of 88.[4]

References

  1. ^ Sture Ohlin. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Sture Ohlin. Swedish Olympic Committee
  3. ^ Eva Danielsson (28 September 2013). "Adolf Wiklund invald i skidskyttets Hall of Fame" (in Swedish). SVT Jämtland. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Sture Ohlin". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2023.