Sven-�ke Lundb�ck is a former Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1972 to 1980. He won the 15 km gold at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. Lundb�ck also won the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1976. His biggest success as a cross country skier was at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships where he won golds in the 50 km and the 4 x 10 km relay. He won Vasaloppet in 1981. For many years, Lundb�ck was working as a teacher at the school of Bergviken in Lule�, Sweden. He retired when the school was closed in 2011. He also was known for having an oxygen consumption rate of 94.6 mL/kg/minute. The most fit long distance runners test in the low 80s. 

January 26th, 1948 in Kalix Municipality (Age 76)