Stig Sollander
Full nameStig Oskar Sollander
Birth date25 June 1926
Birth placeÖstersund, Sweden
Death date12 December 2019 (aged 93)
SportAlpine skiing
ClubIFK Östersund
Östersund-Frösö SLK
Östersund-Frösö SLK
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Stig Oskar Sollander (25 June 1926 – 12 December 2019) was a Swedish alpine skier who competed in the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics. He had his best results in the slalom, finishing fifth in 1952 and winning Sweden's first Olympic medal in alpine skiing, a bronze in 1956. He won another bronze in the combined event at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.[1][2]

In 1949, Sollander married Monika Charlotta Sollander; they had six children. Three of them, Stefan, Lena and Lotta, competed nationally in alpine skiing, and Lotta also took part in the 1972 Winter Olympics.[1] Stig died in December 2019 at the age of 93.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/stig-sollander-1.html". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ Stig Sollander. Swedish Olympic Committee
  3. ^ Stig ”Solla” Sollander har gått bort: ”Han levde för skidåkningen”
  4. ^ "Slalomlegendaren Stig Sollander har avlidit - P4 Jämtland"
  5. ^ "Dödsannonser - Sök efter dödsannonser på familjesidan.se"