Flyktningerennet

Cross country ski race

Flyktningerennet
Statusactive
Genresports event
Date(s)circa April
Frequencyannual
CountryNorway, Sweden
Inaugurated1950 (1950)

Flyktningerennet is a cross country ski race, running from Lierne, Norway to Gäddede, Sweden. The ski race follows this route in remembrance of the people who fled Nazi German-occupied Norway for Sweden during the Second World War.[1]

The first race was arranged in 1950, with H. Hemmingsson as winner. The first female Flyktningerenn was arranged in 1964.

Winner Men 1950–2014

  • 1950 H. Hemmingsson
  • 1951 N. Eriksson
  • 1952 M. Estenstad
  • 1953 Sigvard Jonsson
  • 1954 Sigvard Jonsson
  • 1955 M. Ingebrigtsli
  • 1956 Sigvard Jonsson
  • 1957 Sigvard Jonsson
  • 1958 Sverre Stensheim
  • 1959 Sverre Stensheim
  • 1960 Janne Stefansson
  • 1961 Magnar Lundemo
  • 1962 T. Matsuhasi, Japan
  • 1963 Sverre Stensheim
  • 1964 Melker Risberg
  • 1965 I. Skjemstad
  • 1966 Melker Risberg
  • 1967 Melker Risberg
  • 1968 Melker Risberg
  • 1969 Pål Tyldum
  • 1970 Pål Tyldum
  • 1971 Pål Tyldum
  • 1972 Janne Halvarsson
  • 1973 Sven Åke Lundbäck

Winner Woman 1964–2014

References

  1. ^ Hans Andersson (29 March 2013). "Norge och Japan i Flyktingloppet" (in Swedish). Östersundsposten. Retrieved 4 March 2016.

External links

  • Flyktningerennet official home page