Gunde Svan

Template:Short description Template:Infobox skier 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, three silvers, and one bronze 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). Svan won the Jerring Award in both 1984 and 1985.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He is a board member of the International Ski Federation.

Biography

During his skiing career he became known for his dedication and attention to detail. For instance, he used a lighter alloy on the tips of his ski poles, saving Template:Convert. 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.

After retiring from his athletic career he has worked as the host for some game shows such as the Swedish versions of American Gladiators and Fort Boyard along the swedish national lotery Bingolotto. He has played a seductive lady in the short movie En handelsresandes nöd, directed by rock group Svenne Rubins and starring Claes Månsson, Björn Skifs and Gert Klötzke. He has also appeared in numerous commercials including a famous commercial where he impersonated fellow skier Thomas Wassberg.

Svan resigned from his position as Chief of Cross-Country for Sweden on the week of 4 May 2009 after he was involved in its reorganization.

He participated in Let's Dance 2018 broadcast on TV4 where he finished third together with Jeanette Carlsson.

He retired to his Template:Convert forest farm, where he worked with his son, Ferry Svan, and now supports his children's careers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).<ref name="FISprofile">Template:Cite web</ref>

Olympic Games

• 6 medals – (4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	15 km	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1984	22	Gold	Bronze	Silver	Gold
1988	26	14	10	Gold	Gold

World Championships

• 11 medals – (7 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)

Year	Age	10 km	15 km   classical	15 km    freestyle	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1982	20	Template:N/a	13	Template:N/a	—	—	—
1985	23	Template:N/a	5	Template:N/a	Gold	Gold	Bronze
1987	25	Template:N/a	23	Template:N/a	7	—	Gold
1989	27	Template:N/a	6	Gold	—	Gold	Gold
1991	29	17	Template:N/a	Silver	Gold	Silver	Silver

World Cup

Season titles

• 5 titles – (5 overall)

File:FIS Crystal Globe.svg	Season
		Discipline
	1984	Overall
	1985	Overall
	1986	Overall
	1988	Overall
	1989	Overall

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall
1982	20	57
1983	21	Template:Silver02
1984	22	Template:Gold01
1985	23	Template:Gold01
1986	24	Template:Gold01
1987	25	Template:Bronze03
1988	26	Template:Gold01
1989	27	Template:Gold01
1990	28	Template:Silver02
1991	29	8

Individual podiums

• 30 victories
• 46 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1982–83	12 March 1983	Template:Flagicon Oslo, Norway	50 km Individual	World Cup	3rd
2		19 March 1983	Template:Flagicon Anchorage, United States	15 km Individual	World Cup	1st
3		27 March 1983	Template:Flagicon Labrador City, Canada	30 km Individual	World Cup	1st
4	1983–84	16 December 1983	Template:Flagicon Ramsau, Austria	30 km Individual	World Cup	1st
5		10 February 1984	Template:Flagicon Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	30 km Individual	Olympic GamesTemplate:Ref label	3rd
6		13 February 1984		15 km Individual	Olympic GamesTemplate:Ref label	1st
7		19 February 1984		50 km Individual	Olympic GamesTemplate:Ref label	2nd
8		25 February 1984	Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden	30 km Individual	World Cup	1st
9		2 March 1984	Template:Flagicon Lahti, Finland	15 km Individual	World Cup	3rd
10		10 March 1984	Template:Flagicon Oslo, Norway	50 km Individual	World Cup	3rd
11		17 March 1984	Template:Flagicon Fairbanks, United States	15 km Individual	World Cup	1st
12	1984–85	9 December 1984	Template:Flagicon Cogne, Italy	15 km Individual	World Cup	3rd
13		18 January 1985	Template:Flagicon Seefeld, Austria	30 km Individual	World ChampionshipsTemplate:Ref label	1st
14		27 January 1985		50 km Individual	World ChampionshipsTemplate:Ref label	1st
15		16 February 1985	Template:Flagicon Aleko, Bulgaria	15 km Individual	World Cup	1st
16		23 February 1985	Template:Flagicon Syktyvkar, Soviet Union	15 km Individual	World Cup	1st
17		9 March 1985	Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden	30 km Individual	World Cup	1st
18		14 March 1985	Template:Flagicon Oslo, Norway	15 km Individual	World Cup	2nd
19	1985–86	8 December 1985	Template:Flagicon Labrador City, Canada	15 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
20		14 December 1985	Template:Flagicon Biwabik, United States	30 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
21		11 January 1986	Template:Flagicon La Bresse, France	30 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
22		15 January 1986	Template:Flagicon Bohinj, Yugoslavia	5 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
23		14 February 1986	Template:Flagicon Oberstdorf, West Germany	50 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
24		23 February 1986	Template:Flagicon Kavgolovo, Soviet Union	15 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
25		2 March 1986	Template:Flagicon Lahti, Finland	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
26		14 March 1986	Template:Flagicon Oslo, Norway	50 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
27	1986–87	10 December 1986	Template:Flagicon Ramsau, Austria	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
28		13 December 1986	Template:Flagicon Cogne, Italy	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
29	1987–88	12 December 1987	Template:Flagicon La Clusaz, France	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
30		15 December 1987	Template:Flagicon Kastelruth, Italy	30 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
31		19 December 1987	Template:Flagicon Davos, Switzerland	15 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
32		27 February 1988	Template:Flagicon Calgary, Canada	50 km Individual F	Olympic GamesTemplate:Ref label	1st
33	1988–89	10 December 1988	Template:Flagicon Ramsau, Austria	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
34		14 December 1988	Template:Flagicon Bohinj, Yugoslavia	30 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
35		17 December 1988	Template:Flagicon Val di Sole, Italy	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
36		13 January 1989	Template:Flagicon Nové Město, Czechoslovakia	15 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
37		15 January 1989		30 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
38		20 February 1989	Template:Flagicon Lahti, Finland	15 km Individual F	World ChampionshipsTemplate:Ref label	1st
39		26 February 1989		50 km Individual F	World ChampionshipsTemplate:Ref label	1st
40	1989–90	13 January 1990	Template:Flagicon Moscow, Soviet Union	30 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
41		21 February 1990	Template:Flagicon Val di Fiemme, Italy	30 km Individual C	World Cup	1st
42		6 March 1990	Template:Flagicon Trondheim, Norway	15 km Individual C	World Cup	2nd
43		17 March 1990	Template:Flagicon Vang, Norway	50 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
44	1990–91	7 February 1991	Template:Flagicon Val di Fiemme, Italy	30 km Individual C	World ChampionshipsTemplate:Ref label	1st
45		9 February 1991		15 km Individual F	World ChampionshipsTemplate:Ref label	2nd
46		17 February 1991		50 km Individual F	World ChampionshipsTemplate:Ref label	2nd

Team podiums

• 9 victories
• 14 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammates
1	1983–84	16 February 1984	Template:Flagicon Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	4 × 10 km Relay	Olympic GamesTemplate:Ref label	1st	Wassberg / Kohlberg / Ottosson
2		25 February 1984	Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay	World Cup	1st	Östlund / Wassberg / Ottosson
3	1984–85	24 January 1985	Template:Flagicon Seefeld, Austria	4 × 10 km Relay	World ChampionshipsTemplate:Ref label	3rd	Östlund / Wassberg / Eriksson
4		10 March 1985	Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay	World Cup	2nd	Östlund / Wassberg / Mogren
5		17 March 1985	Template:Flagicon Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay	World Cup	1st	Eriksson / Danielsson / Wassberg
6	1985–86	9 March 1986	Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	Östlund / Eriksson / Mogren
7		13 March 1986	Template:Flagicon Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	Östlund / Eriksson / Mogren
8	1986–87	17 February 1987	Template:Flagicon Oberstdorf, West Germany	4 × 10 km Relay F	World ChampionshipsTemplate:Ref label	1st	Östlund / Wassberg / Mogren
9	1987–88	24 February 1988	Template:Flagicon Calgary, Canada	4 × 10 km Relay F	Olympic GamesTemplate:Ref label	1st	Ottosson / Wassberg / Mogren
10		13 March 1988	Template:Flagicon Falun, Sweden	4 × 10 km Relay F	World Cup	1st	Ottosson / Mogren / Majbäck
11		17 March 1988	Template:Flagicon Oslo, Norway	4 × 10 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Ottosson / Mogren / Majbäck
12	1988–89	24 February 1989	Template:Flagicon Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World ChampionshipsTemplate:Ref label	1st	Majbäck / Håland / Mogren
13	1990–91	15 February 1991	Template:Flagicon Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World ChampionshipsTemplate:Ref label	2nd	Eriksson / Majbäck / Mogren
14		1 March 1991	Template:Flagicon Lahti, Finland	4 × 10 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Eriksson / Mogren / Forsberg

Template:Refbegin Note: Template:Note label Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system. Template:Refend

Racing record

Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results

Division 1

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Position	Points
1994	Christer Bohlin Motorsport	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD	AUT 5	POR 6	FRA 3	IRE (8)	GBR 5	SWE 7	FIN 2	BEL (7)	NED (7)	NOR (8)	GER 3		5th	92
1995	Christer Bohlin Motorsport	Toyota Celica GT-Four	AUT 3	POR (5)	FRA 1	SWE 2	GBR 3	IRE (7)	BEL 3	NED 3	NOR (6)	FIN 2	CZE 2	GER (4)	3rd	131

External links

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• Template:Olympics.com profile
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• May 8, 2009 article on changes in cross-country skiing, including Svan's resignation.Template:Dead link