Calgary, 22 February 1988, XV Olympic Winter Games. Cross country skiing, men's 4x10km relay at Canmore: Thomas WASSBERG of Sweden leads Vladimir SAKHNOV of the Soviet Union during the event. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections/MAEDER Jean-Paul

Born: 27 March 1956

Birthplace: Lennartsfors (Sweden)

Nationality: Sweden

Sport: Skiing

ATTENDANCE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES

Innsbruck 1976

Lake Placid 1980

Sarajevo 1984

Calgary 1988

AWARDS

Olympic medals:

Gold: 4

Other results:

World Championships

Gold: 3 (82, 87)

Silver: 3 (85, 87)

Bronze: 1 (85)

Winner of the Narrowest Cross-Country Victory

At the 1980 Winter Olympics, Thomas Wassberg, competing in the 15km event, have to beat Juha Mieto's time of 41:57.64. Wassberg strained to the finish line and crossed in 41 minutes 57.63 seconds - one one-hundredth of a second faster than Mieto. In Sarajevo in 1984, Wassberg skied the leadoff leg for Sweden's 4x10km relay team and helped the Swedes win the race. Three days later, he earned his third career gold when he won the 50km. He won a fourth gold medal in 1988 in Calgary in the 4x10km relay.