Gunde Svan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gunde Svan
Occupation	Skier
Date Of Birth	Jan 12, 1962(1962-01-12)
Age	62
Birthplace	Järna
Country	Sweden
Birth City	Stockholm County
Horoscope	Capricorn

Gunde Svan Biography

Gunde Svan is one of the most popular and richest Skier who was born on January 12, 1962 in Järna, Stockholm County, Sweden. Swedish Cross- country skier, as well as auto-racing driver, who won the four Olympic gold medals at various ski events.

He took gold at the 1984 Olympics in which his fellow skater He won gold in the 1984 Olympics where skater Scott Hamilton also took the gold. also won gold.

During his skiing career he became known for his dedication and attention to details. For instance he used a lighter alloy on the tips of his ski poles saving four grams. He won two golds (15 km and relay), one bronze (30 km) and one silver (50 km) at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, he won two golds for 50 km and relay. He also won the World championship gold six times and won the World cup five times.

As a competitor in rallycross he got one gold medal in the Swedish Championship and a bronze medal in the FIA European Championship for Rallycross Drivers (1995: Division 1 – Group N category; with a Toyota Celica GT-Four). One of the reasons for getting into another sport was that some people called him a natural skier while he himself maintained that it’s just a matter of will and dedication, according to his famous tagline “nothing is impossible”. He applied the same methods to his driving as his skiing and even built his own reaction-tester to practice for the rallycross eminently important starts. When his compatriot and teamboss, the late Christer Bohlin, was not able to fulfill his promise to upgrade his Toyota team for 1996 into the top ERC category (Division 2 by then), Svan quit and gave up rallycross.

His parents are Wilhelm and Alyssa Svan.

Gunde Svan Net Worth

Gunde Svan is one of the richest Skier from Sweden. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gunde Svan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He took part at his very first Olympics in 1984. He was awarded 4 medals, which included two golds.

He was awarded 7 gold medals during the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

Gunde Anders Svan (born 12 January 1962) is a Swedish former cross-country skier and auto racing driver. During his cross-country skiing career he won a total of four gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the Winter Olympics. Svan won a total of seven golds (15 km – 1989; 30 km and 4 × 10 km relay – 1985, 1991; 50 km – 1985, 1989; and 4 × 10 km relay – 1987), three silvers (15 km, 50 km, 4 × 10 km relay (all 1991)), and one bronze (4 × 10 km relay – 1985) at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Svan also won the 15 km once (1983) and the 50 km twice (1986, 1990) at the Holmenkollen ski festival. In 1984, he earned the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal, and in 1985, he earned the Holmenkollen medal (shared with Anette Bøe and Per Bergerud). He is currently active as a board member of the International Ski Federation.

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Facts & Trivia

Gunde Ranked on the list of most popular Skier. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sweden. Gunde Svan celebrates birthday on January 12 of every year.