Carl-Erik Asplund

Carl-Erik Asplund

Personal information
Born	(1923-09-14)14 September 1923 Föllinge, Sweden
Died	8 January 2024(2024-01-08) (aged 100)
Sport
Sport	Speed skating
Club	IF Castor, Östersund
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	500 m – 45.1 (1954) 1500 m – 2:20.9 (1951) 5000 m – 8:21.8 (1951) 10000 m – 17:16.6 (1952)[1]
Medal record Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1952 Oslo 10000 m

Carl-Erik Asplund (14 September 1923 – 8 January 2024) was a Swedish speed skater who won a bronze medal in the 10000 m event at the 1952 Olympics. In the 1500 metres event he finished fourth and in the 5000 metres competition he finished sixth.^[1]

Asplund specialised in long distances and won medals in the 5000 and 10000 m at European and world championships. He never finished within the podium overall; in 1951 he was fourth at the European Championships and sixth at the world championships. Nationally he won nine Swedish titles: 1500 m (1951–1953), 3000 m (1951–1952), 5000 m (1951–1952) and 10,000 m (1951, 1953). In 1953, he won the discontinued Nordic championship, having finished second in 1951.^[1][2]

Asplund turned 100 on 14 September 2023,^[3] and died on 8 January 2024.^[4]

References

1. Carl-Erik Asplund. sports-reference.com
2. Carl-Erik Asplund. Swedish Olympic Committee
3. "Skridskolegendaren fyller 100 år – och gör 100 situps om dagen". Östersunds-Posten (in Swedish). 14 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
4. "Skridskolegendaren är död – blev 100 år". Östersunds-Posten (in Swedish). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.