Håkan Westin

Håkan Westin
Born(1964-07-21)July 21, 1964
Ed Parish, Sweden

Håkan Westin, born 21 July 1964 in Ed Parish, Sweden, is a Swedish former cross-country skier. He has won Vasaloppet two times: in 1993 and 1996.[1] He is also, 15 generations backwards in time, ancestor of Gustav Vasa.[2]

Håkan Westin is the brother of Swedish cross-country skier Marie-Helene Östlund.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Vasaloppet" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasaloppet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  2. ^ Carina Rönnqvist (2012). "Historia som mening och makt" (PDF) (in Swedish). Forum för levande historia. p. 8. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  3. ^ Horisont 1996, page 58 - Westin tog andra Vasaloppet, Bertmarks 1997