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{{short description|Swedish cross-country skier}}
{{Infobox skier <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Ski -->
| name              = Gunde Svan
| image             = 20190225 Seefeld 3347 Gunde Svan.jpg
| caption           = Gunde Svan in 2019
| nationality       = {{SWE}}
| spouse            = [[Marie Svan]]
| full_name         = Gunde Anders Svan
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1962|01|12|df=y}} 
| birth_place       = [[Dala-Järna]], Sweden
| death_date        = <!-- {{death date and age|deathyear|mm|dd|1962|01|12}} -->
| death_place       = 
| height            = 188 cm <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.topendsports.com/events/winter/science/x-country-skiing.htm | title=Anthropometric Measurements of Olympic Cross-Country Skiers }}</ref>
| club              = Dala-Järna IK
| personalbest      = 
| seasons           = 10 – ([[1981–82 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1982]]–[[1990–91 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1991]])
| wins              = 30
| totalpodiums      = 46
| individual_starts = 71
| teamwins          = 9
| teampodiums       = 14
| team_starts       = 14
| wcoveralls        = 5 – ([[1983–84 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1984]]–[[1985–86 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1986]], [[1987–88 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1988]], [[1988–89 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1989]])
| show-medals       = no
| medaltemplates    = 
{{MedalSport|Men's [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{SWE}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|International nordic ski competitions}}
{{MedalCount
|[[Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics|Olympic Games]]|4|1|1
|[[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|World Championships]]|7|3|1
|'''Total'''|'''11'''|'''4'''|'''2'''
}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984&nbsp;Sarajevo]]|[[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre|15&nbsp;km]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984&nbsp;Sarajevo]]|[[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1988&nbsp;Calgary]]|[[Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics|50&nbsp;km&nbsp;freestyle]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1988&nbsp;Calgary]]|[[Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984&nbsp;Sarajevo]]|[[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre|50&nbsp;km]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984&nbsp; Sarajevo]]|[[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre|30&nbsp;km]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|1985&nbsp;Seefeld]]|30&nbsp;km}}
{{MedalGold|[[1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|1985&nbsp;Seefeld]]|50&nbsp;km}}
{{MedalGold|[[1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|1987&nbsp;Oberstdorf]]|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay}}
{{MedalGold|[[1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|1989&nbsp;Lahti]]|15&nbsp;km&nbsp;freestyle}}
{{MedalGold|[[1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|1989&nbsp;Lahti]]|50&nbsp;km&nbsp;freestyle}}
{{MedalGold|[[1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|1989 Lahti]]|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay}}
{{MedalGold|[[1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|1991&nbsp;Val&nbsp;di&nbsp;Fiemme]]|30&nbsp;km&nbsp;classical}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|1991&nbsp;Val&nbsp;di&nbsp;Fiemme]]|15&nbsp;km&nbsp;freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|1991&nbsp;Val&nbsp;di&nbsp;Fiemme]]|50&nbsp;km&nbsp;freestyle}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|1991&nbsp;Val&nbsp;di&nbsp;Fiemme]]|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships|1985&nbsp;Seefeld]]|4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships|Junior World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|1982&nbsp;Murau|3&nbsp;×&nbsp;5&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay}}
{{Medal|Silver|1980&nbsp;Örnsköldsvik|3&nbsp;×&nbsp;5&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay}}
{{Medal|Silver|1981&nbsp;Schonach|3&nbsp;×&nbsp;5&nbsp;km&nbsp;relay}}
{{Medal|Bronze|1981&nbsp;Schonach|15&nbsp;km}}
}}
'''Gunde Anders Svan''' (born 12 January 1962) is a Swedish former [[cross-country skiing (sport)|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&nbsp;km once (1983) and the 50&nbsp;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>{{Cite news |date=2014-11-26 |title=SR Minnen: Jerringpristagare |url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/1141489 |access-date=2024-04-01 |work=Sveriges Radio |language=sv}}</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 {{convert|4|g|sp=us|spell=in}}.  He won two golds ([[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 km|15&nbsp;km]] and [[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 x 10 km relay|relay]]), one bronze ([[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 km|30&nbsp;km]]) and one silver ([[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 km|50&nbsp;km]]) at the [[1984 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sarajevo]].  At the [[1988 Winter Olympics]] in [[Calgary]], he won two golds for 50&nbsp;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 (1989 TV series)|American Gladiators]]'' and ''[[Fort Boyard (game show)|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 (Sweden)|TV4]] where he finished third together with [[Jeanette Carlsson]].

He retired to his {{convert|1000|ha|adj=on}} forest farm, where he worked with his son, [[Ferry Svan]], and now supports his children's careers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://valtrateam.valtra.com/en/people/forestry-work-is-a-nice-counter%C2%ADbalance-to-tv-work/|title=Cross-country skiing legend Gunde Svan: "Forestry work is a nice counterbalance to TV work"|website=Valtra|access-date=23 December 2018}}</ref>

==Cross-country skiing results==
All results are sourced from the [[International Ski Federation|International Ski Federation (FIS)]].<ref name="FISprofile">{{cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=59796&type=st-WC |title=SVAN Gunde |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=FIS-Ski |publisher=International Ski Federation |access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>

===Olympic Games===
* 6 medals – (4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"|&nbsp;Year&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"|&nbsp;Age&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;15&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;30&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;50&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|&nbsp;4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;relay&nbsp;
|-
| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984]] || ''22'' ||style="background:gold;"|  [[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre|'''Gold''']]  ||bgcolor="cc9966"|  [[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre|'''Bronze''']] ||style="background:silver;"| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre|'''Silver''']] || style="background:gold;"|[[Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|'''Gold''']] 
|-
| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics|1988]] || ''26'' ||  [[Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre classical|14]]  ||  [[Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre classical|10]] ||style="background:gold;"| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle|'''Gold''']] ||style="background:gold;"| [[Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay|'''Gold''']] 
|}

===World Championships===
* 11 medals – (7 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"|&nbsp;Year&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"|&nbsp;Age&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;15&nbsp;km&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;classical&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;15&nbsp;km&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;freestyle&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;30&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"| &nbsp;50&nbsp;km&nbsp;
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|&nbsp;4&nbsp;×&nbsp;10&nbsp;km&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;relay&nbsp;
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1982|1982]] || ''20'' ||{{n/a}} ||13 ||{{n/a}} ||— ||— ||—
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1985|1985]] || ''23'' ||{{n/a}}||5 ||{{n/a}}||style="background:gold;"|'''Gold''' ||style="background:gold;"|'''Gold''' ||bgcolor="cc9966"|'''Bronze'''
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1987|1987]] || ''25'' ||{{n/a}} ||23 ||{{n/a}} ||7 ||— ||style="background:gold;"|'''Gold'''
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1989|1989]] || ''27'' ||{{n/a}} ||6 ||style="background:gold;"|'''Gold''' ||— ||style="background:gold;"|'''Gold''' ||style="background:gold;"|'''Gold'''
|-
| [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1991|1991]] || ''29'' ||17 ||{{n/a}} ||style="background:silver;"|'''Silver''' ||style="background:gold;"|'''Gold''' || style="background:silver;"|'''Silver'''||style="background:silver;"|'''Silver'''
|-
|}

===World Cup===
====Season titles====
* 5 titles&nbsp;– (5 overall)
{| class="wikitable"  style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:gray solid 1px; width:30%;"
|- style="background:#369; color:white;"
| rowspan="7" style="width:1%;"|[[File:FIS Crystal Globe.svg|150px]]
| rowspan="2" colspan="1" style="width:10%;"|'''Season'''
|- style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"
| style="width:10%;"|'''Discipline'''
|-
|'''[[1983–84 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1984]]''' ||'''Overall'''
|-
|'''[[1984–85 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1985]]''' ||'''Overall'''
|-
|'''[[1985–86 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1986]]''' ||'''Overall'''
|-
|'''[[1987–88 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1988]]''' ||'''Overall'''
|-
|'''[[1988–89 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1989]]''' ||'''Overall'''
|}

====Season standings====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:60px;"|&nbsp;Season&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#369; color:white; width:40px;"|&nbsp;Age&nbsp; 
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:75px;"|Overall 
|-
| [[1981–82 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1982]] || ''20'' || 57  
|-
| [[1982–83 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1983]] || ''21'' ||  style="background:silver;"|{{silver02}}
|-
| [[1983–84 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1984]] || ''22'' || style="background:gold;"| {{gold01}} 
|-
| [[1984–85 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1985]] || ''23'' ||  style="background:gold;"| {{gold01}} 
|-
| [[1985–86 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1986]] || ''24'' ||  style="background:gold;"| {{gold01}} 
|-
| [[1986–87 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1987]] || ''25'' ||  style="background:#c96;"| {{bronze03}}
|-
| [[1987–88 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1988]] || ''26'' ||  style="background:gold;"| {{gold01}} 
|-
| [[1988–89 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1989]] || ''27'' ||  style="background:gold;"| {{gold01}} 
|-
| [[1989–90 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1990]] || ''28'' || style="background:silver;"|{{silver02}}
|-
| [[1990–91 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1991]] || ''29'' || 8 
|}

====Individual podiums====
* 30 victories 
* 46 podiums 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.
! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:110px;"| Date
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:200px;"| Location
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:130px;"| Level
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place
|-
| align=center|1 || rowspan=3 align=center|'''[[1982–83 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1982–83]]'''|| align=right|  12 March 1983 || align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Oslo]], Norway || 50 km Individual  || World Cup|| 3rd
|-
| align=center|2|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 19 March 1983 || align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Anchorage]], United States || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|  15&nbsp;km Individual  || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|3|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 27 March 1983 || align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Labrador City]], Canada|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|  30&nbsp;km Individual  || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|4 || rowspan=8 align=center|'''[[1983–84 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1983–84]]'''|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 16 December 1983  || align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Ramsau am Dachstein|Ramsau]], Austria || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 30&nbsp;km Individual  || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup||bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|5 || align=right| 10 February 1984 || rowspan=3 align=left|  {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Sarajevo]], Yugoslavia || 30&nbsp;km Individual || Olympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}|| 3rd
|-
| align=center|6|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 13 February 1984 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|  15&nbsp;km Individual  || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Olympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|7 || align=right| 19 February 1984 || 50&nbsp;km Individual || Olympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} || 2nd
|-
| align=center|8|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 25 February 1984 || align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lugnet, Falun|Falun]], Sweden|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|  30&nbsp;km Individual  || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|9 || align=right| 2 March 1984 || align=left|  {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lahti]], Finland || 15&nbsp;km Individual || World Cup|| 3rd
|-
| align=center|10 || align=right| 10 March 1984 || align=left|  {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Oslo]], Norway || 50&nbsp;km Individual || World Cup|| 3rd
|-
| align=center|11|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 17 March 1984 || align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fairbanks, Alaska|Fairbanks]], United States || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|  15&nbsp;km Individual  || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|12 || rowspan=7 align=center|'''[[1984–85 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1984–85]]'''|| align=right|  9 December 1984 || align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cogne]], Italy || 15&nbsp;km Individual  || World Cup|| 3rd
|-
| align=center|13|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 18 January 1985 || rowspan=2 align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Seefeld in Tirol|Seefeld]], Austria || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|  30&nbsp;km Individual  || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|14|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 27 January 1985 ||bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|  50&nbsp;km Individual  || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|15|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 16 February 1985 || align=left| {{flagicon|Bulgaria|1971}} [[Aleko, Vitosha|Aleko]], Bulgaria || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|  15&nbsp;km Individual  || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|16|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 23 February 1985 || align=left| {{flagicon|SOV}} [[Syktyvkar]], Soviet Union || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|  15&nbsp;km Individual  || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|17|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 9 March 1985 || align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lugnet, Falun|Falun]], Sweden|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|  30&nbsp;km Individual  || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|18 || align=right| 14 March 1985 || align=left|  {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Oslo]], Norway || 15&nbsp;km Individual || World Cup|| 2nd
|-
| align=center|19 || rowspan=8 align=center|'''[[1985–86 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1985–86]]'''|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 8 December 1985  || align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Labrador City]], Canada || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 15&nbsp;km Individual C || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup||bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|20|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 14 December 1985 || align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Biwabik, Minnesota|Biwabik]], United States|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|  30&nbsp;km Individual F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|21|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 11 January 1986 || align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[La Bresse]], France || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|  30&nbsp;km Individual C || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|22 || align=right| 15 January 1986 || align=left|  {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Bohinj]], Yugoslavia || 5&nbsp;km Individual F|| World Cup|| 2nd
|-
| align=center|23|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 14 February 1986 || align=left| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Oberstdorf]], West Germany || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|  50&nbsp;km Individual F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|24 || align=right| 23 February 1986 || align=left|  {{flagicon|SOV}} [[Kavgolovo]], Soviet Union || 15&nbsp;km Individual C|| World Cup|| 2nd
|-
| align=center|25 || align=right| 2 March 1986 || align=left|  {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lahti]], Finland || 15&nbsp;km Individual F|| World Cup|| 2nd
|-
| align=center|26|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 14 March 1986 || align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Oslo]], Norway || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|  50&nbsp;km Individual C || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|27 || rowspan=2 align=center|'''[[1986–87 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1986–87]]'''|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 10 December 1986  || align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Ramsau am Dachstein|Ramsau]], Austria || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 15&nbsp;km Individual F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup||bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|28|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 13 December 1986 || align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cogne]], Italy || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|  15&nbsp;km Individual F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|29 || rowspan=4 align=center|'''[[1987–88 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1987–88]]'''|| align=right|  12 December 1987 || align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[La Clusaz]], France || 15&nbsp;km Individual F || World Cup|| 2nd
|-
| align=center|30 || align=right| 15 December 1987 || align=left|  {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Kastelruth]], Italy || 30&nbsp;km Individual F|| World Cup|| 2nd
|-
| align=center|31|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 19 December 1987 || align=left| {{flagicon|SWI}} [[Davos]], Switzerland || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|  15&nbsp;km Individual C || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|32|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 27 February 1988 || align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Calgary]], Canada || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|  50&nbsp;km Individual F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Olympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|33 || rowspan=7 align=center|'''[[1988–89 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1988–89]]'''|| align=right|  10 December 1988 || align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Ramsau am Dachstein|Ramsau]], Austria || 15&nbsp;km Individual F || World Cup|| 2nd
|-
| align=center|34|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 14 December 1988 || align=left| {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Bohinj]], Yugoslavia || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 30&nbsp;km Individual F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|35|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 17 December 1988 || align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Val di Sole]], Italy || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 15&nbsp;km Individual F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|36|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 13 January 1989 || rowspan=2 align=left| {{flagicon|Czechoslovak Socialist Republic}} [[Nové Město na Moravě|Nové Město]], Czechoslovakia || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 15&nbsp;km Individual F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|37|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 15 January 1989 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 30&nbsp;km Individual C || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|38|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 20 February 1989 || rowspan=2 align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lahti]], Finland || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 15&nbsp;km Individual F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|39|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 26 February 1989 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 50&nbsp;km Individual F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|40 || rowspan=4 align=center|'''[[1989–90 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1989–90]]'''|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 13 January 1990  || align=left| {{flagicon|SOV}} [[Moscow]], Soviet Union || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 30&nbsp;km Individual F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup||bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|41|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 21 February 1990 || align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Val di Fiemme]], Italy || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 30&nbsp;km Individual C || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|42 || align=right| 6 March 1990 || align=left|  {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Trondheim]], Norway || 15&nbsp;km Individual C|| World Cup|| 2nd
|-
| align=center|43|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 17 March 1990 || align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Vang Municipality (Hedmark)|Vang]], Norway || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 50&nbsp;km Individual F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|44 || rowspan=3 align=center|'''[[1990–91 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1990–91]]'''|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 7 February 1991  || rowspan=3 align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Val di Fiemme]], Italy || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 30&nbsp;km Individual C || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}||bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''
|-
| align=center|45 || align=right| 9 February 1991 || 15&nbsp;km Individual F|| World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}|| 2nd
|-
| align=center|46 || align=right| 17 February 1991 || 50&nbsp;km Individual F|| World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}|| 2nd
|}

====Team podiums====
* 9 victories 
* 14 podiums 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:grey solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse; background:#ffffff;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| No.
! style="background-color:#369; color:white;"| Season
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:110px;"| Date
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:200px;"| Location
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:170px;"| Race
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white; width:140px;"|Level
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;| Place
! style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;"| Teammates
|-
| align=center|1|| rowspan=2 align=center|'''[[1983–84 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1983–84]]'''|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 16 February 1984  || align=left| {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Sarajevo]], Yugoslavia || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay  || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Olympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}}||bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''||  [[Thomas Wassberg|Wassberg]] / [[Benny Kohlberg|Kohlberg]] / [[Jan Ottosson|Ottosson]]
|-
| align=center|2|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|  25 February 1984 || align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lugnet, Falun|Falun]], Sweden || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay  || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''||  [[Erik Östlund|Östlund]] / [[Thomas Wassberg|Wassberg]] / [[Jan Ottosson|Ottosson]]
|-
| align=center|3|| rowspan=3 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1984–85 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1984–85]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 24 January 1985 || align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Seefeld in Tirol|Seefeld]], Austria ||  4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay  || World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} ||3rd || [[Erik Östlund|Östlund]] / [[Thomas Wassberg|Wassberg]] / [[Thomas Eriksson (skier)|Eriksson]] 
|-
| align=center|4 ||align=right| 10 March 1985 || align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lugnet, Falun|Falun]], Sweden || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay || World Cup|| 2nd || [[Erik Östlund|Östlund]] / [[Thomas Wassberg|Wassberg]] / [[Torgny Mogren|Mogren]]
|-
| align=center|5|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 17 March 1985 || align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Oslo]], Norway || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|  4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay  || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''|| [[Thomas Eriksson (skier)|Eriksson]] / [[Sven-Erik Danielsson|Danielsson]] / [[Thomas Wassberg|Wassberg]]
|-
| align=center|6|| rowspan=2 align=center|'''[[1985–86 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1985–86]]'''|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 9 March 1986 || align=left|  {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lugnet, Falun|Falun]], Sweden || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup ||bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' || [[Erik Östlund|Östlund]] / [[Thomas Eriksson (skier)|Eriksson]] / [[Torgny Mogren|Mogren]]
|-
| align=center|7|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 13 March 1986 || align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Oslo]], Norway || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''|| [[Erik Östlund|Östlund]] / [[Thomas Eriksson (skier)|Eriksson]] / [[Torgny Mogren|Mogren]]
|-
| align=center|8|| rowspan=1 align=center|'''[[1986–87 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1986–87]]'''|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 17 February 1987 || align=left|  {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Oberstdorf]], West Germany || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} ||bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' || [[Erik Östlund|Östlund]] / [[Thomas Wassberg|Wassberg]] / [[Torgny Mogren|Mogren]]
|-
| align=center|9 || rowspan=3 align=center|'''[[1987–88 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1987–88]]'''|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 24 February 1988 || align=left|  {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Calgary]], Canada || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Olympic Games{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} ||bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' || [[Jan Ottosson|Ottosson]] / [[Thomas Wassberg|Wassberg]] / [[Torgny Mogren|Mogren]]
|-
| align=center|10|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right|  13 March 1988 || align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lugnet, Falun|Falun]], Sweden || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Cup || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st'''|| [[Jan Ottosson|Ottosson]] / [[Torgny Mogren|Mogren]] / [[Christer Majbäck|Majbäck]]
|-
| align=center|11 ||align=right| 17 March 1988 || align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Oslo]], Norway || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C|| World Cup|| 2nd || [[Jan Ottosson|Ottosson]] / [[Torgny Mogren|Mogren]] / [[Christer Majbäck|Majbäck]] 
|-
| align=center|12|| rowspan=1 align=center|'''[[1988–89 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1988–89]]'''|| bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=right| 24 February 1989 || align=left|  {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lahti]], Finland || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} ||bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' || [[Christer Majbäck|Majbäck]] / [[Lars Håland|Håland]] / [[Torgny Mogren|Mogren]]
|-
| align=center|13|| rowspan=2 align=center|'''&nbsp;[[1990–91 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|1990–91]]&nbsp;'''|| align=right| 15 February 1991 || align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Val di Fiemme]], Italy || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F || World Championships{{ref label|worldcuprace|1}} || 2nd ||  [[Thomas Eriksson (skier)|Eriksson]] / [[Christer Majbäck|Majbäck]] / [[Torgny Mogren|Mogren]]
|-
| align=center|14 ||align=right| 1 March 1991 || align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lahti]], Finland || 4 × 10&nbsp;km Relay C/F|| World Cup|| 2nd || [[Thomas Eriksson (skier)|Eriksson]] / [[Torgny Mogren|Mogren]] /  [[Henrik Forsberg|Forsberg]]
|}
{{refbegin}}
'''Note:''' {{note label|worldcuprace|1}} Until the [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1999|1999 World Championships]] and the [[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994 Winter Olympics]], World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
{{refend}}

==Racing record==

===Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results===

====Division 1====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|- valign="top"
! Year
! Entrant
! Car
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! Position
! Points
|-
| [[1994 European Rallycross Championship season|1994]]
! Christer Bohlin Motorsport
! [[Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD]] 
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | AUT<br/><small>5</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | POR<br/><small>6</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | FRA<br/><small>3</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | IRE<br/><small>(8)</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | GBR<br/><small>5</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SWE<br/><small>7</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | FIN<br/><small>2</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | BEL<br/><small>(7)</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | NED<br/><small>(7)</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | NOR<br/><small>(8)</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | GER<br/><small>3</small>
|
! 5th
! 92
|-
| [[1995 European Rallycross Championship season|1995]]
! Christer Bohlin Motorsport
! [[Toyota Celica GT-Four]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | AUT<br/><small>3</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | POR<br/><small>(5)</small>
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | FRA<br/><small>1</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | SWE<br/><small>2</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | GBR<br/><small>3</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | IRE<br/><small>(7)</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | BEL<br/><small>3</small>
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | NED<br/><small>3</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | NOR<br/><small>(6)</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | FIN<br/><small>2</small>
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | CZE<br/><small>2</small>
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | GER<br/><small>(4)</small>
! style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3rd
! style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 131
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Gunde Svan}}
* {{FIS cross-country skier|59796}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|gunde-anders-svan|Gunde Anders Svan|org_archive=20210415075434}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk |date=February 24, 2007 |title=Holmenkollen medalists - click Holmenkollmedaljen for downloadable pdf file}} {{in lang|no}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224190249/http://www.skiforeningen.no/holmenkollen/holmenkollen_historikk |date=February 24, 2007 |title=Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file}} {{in lang|no}}
* [http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/home-page/home-page-222.html?actu_id_1475=1885&actu_page_1475=1 May 8, 2009 article on changes in cross-country skiing, including Svan's resignation.]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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{{Holmenkollen medal}}

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{{succession box|title=[[Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal]]| before=[[Håkan Carlquist]]| after=[[Patrik Sjöberg]]| years=1984}}
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