Martin Matsbo
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's cross country skiing | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 1936 Garmisch Partenkircen | 4 x 10 km | |
| World Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1935 Vysoké Tatry | 4 x 10 km | |
| Bronze | 1938 Lahti | 4 x 10 km | |
Martin Matsbo (October 4, 1911 – September 6, 2002) was a Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1930's. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. He also finished 4th in the 18 km event at those same games.
Matsbo's earned two 4 x 10 km relay bronze medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (1935, 1938). His best individual finish at the Nordic skiing World Championships was a 4th in the 18 km in 1938.
Matsbo also won the 18 km event at the 1937 Holmenkollen ski festival.
In 1946 Matsbo co-founded the ski wax company Swix.
[edit] External links
- FIS-Ski: Martin Matsbo - statistics
- Holmenkollen winners since 1892 - click Vinnere for downloadable pdf file (Norwegian)
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