What is Sonja Edström?
[[File:Sonja Edström SOK.jpg|right|200px]] '''Sonja Viola Edström-Ruthström''' (''Edström'' before 1960, 18 November 1930 – 15 October 2020>) was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skier]]. She competed at the [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952]], [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956]] and [[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Olympics]] in the 10&nbsp;km and 3 × 5&nbsp;km relay events. She won bronze medals in both in 1956 and a gold medal in 1960. She was born in [[Luleå]], Sweden. Edström died on 15 October 2020 at the age of 89.<ref>[https://www.svt.se/sport/langdskidor/sveriges-forsta-kvinnliga-langdmedaljor-pa-os-har-gatt-bort Sveriges första kvinnliga längdmedaljör på OS har gått bort] {{in lang|sv}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Edstrom, Sonja}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Sweden]] [[Category:Swedish skiers]] [[Category:People from Luleå]] {{sports-bio-stub}}