Flyktningerennet

Flyktningerennet
Statusactive
Genresports event
Date(s)circa April
Frequencyannual
CountryNorway, Sweden
Inaugurated1950 (1950)

Flyktningerennet is a cross country ski race, running from Lierne, Norway to Gäddede, Sweden. The ski race follows this route in remembrance of the people who fled Nazi German-occupied Norway for Sweden during the Second World War.[1]

The first race was arranged in 1950, with H. Hemmingsson as winner. The first female Flyktningerenn was arranged in 1964.

Winner Men 1950–2014

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Winner Women 1964–2014

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References

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  1. ^ Hans Andersson (29 March 2013). "Norge och Japan i Flyktingloppet" (in Swedish). Östersundsposten. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
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