What is Håkan Westin?
'''Håkan Westin''' (born 21 July 1964 in [[Ed Parish, Ångermanland|Ed Parish]], [[Sweden]]) is a Swedish former [[cross-country skiing|cross-country skier]]. He won [[Vasaloppet]] in the years of 1993 and 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vasaloppet.se/wps/wcm/connect/989fe080449c33e79e4cff27c64f5ec4/segrare_Vasaloppet_sv3bcd.pdf?MOD=AJPERES|title=Vasaloppet|publisher=Vasaloppet|language=Swedish|accessdate=30 November 2013|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203033229/http://www.vasaloppet.se/wps/wcm/connect/989fe080449c33e79e4cff27c64f5ec4/segrare_Vasaloppet_sv3bcd.pdf?MOD=AJPERES|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is also, 15 generations backwards in time, ancestor of [[Gustav Vasa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.levandehistoria.se/sites/default/files/material_file/historia-som-mening-och-makt.pdf|title=Historia som mening och makt|publisher=Forum för levande historia|author=Carina Rönnqvist|language=Swedish|page=8|date=2012|accessdate=24 June 2013}}</ref> Håkan Westin is the brother of another Swedish cross-country skier, [[Marie-Helene Östlund]].<ref>[[Horisont (årsbok)|Horisont 1996]], page 58 - ''Westin tog andra Vasaloppet'', [[Bertmarks förlag|Bertmarks]] 1997</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=65912&type=result Håkan Westin] *[http://www.westinadventure.com/ Westin Adventure] {{DEFAULTSORT:Westin, Hakan}} [[Category:1964 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Swedish skiers]]