| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's nordic combined | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Individual | |
Bengt Eriksson (January 22, 1931–) is a former Swedish nordic combined skier. The Nordic combined is a Winter sport in which athletes compete in both Cross-country skiing and Ski jumping. The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in At the 1956 Winter Olympics, the Individual Nordic combined event was contested Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Nordic combined is a Winter sport in which athletes compete in both Cross-country skiing and Ski jumping. He earned a silver in the individual event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Cortina d'Ampezzo (Hayden is a town and municipality in the Province of Belluno, Veneto, northern Italy. Eriksson is the only Swede to ever medal in Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics.
Eriksson was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1965 (Shared with Arto Tiainen and Arne Larsen. The Holmenkollen medal is Norwegian Skiing 's highest award for competitors Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Arto Tiainen ( Sep 5 1930, Sääminki - Sep 21 1998) was a Finnish cross country skier. For the 1930s cross country skier please see Arne Larsen (cross country skier. ).
| Preceded by Veikko Kankkonen, Eero Mäntyranta, Georg Thoma, & Halvor Næs |
Holmenkollen medal with Arto Tiainen & Arne Larsen 1965 |
Succeeded by Toini Gustafsson & Ole Ellefsæter |