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Thomas Wassberg (Lars Thomas Wassberg) was born on 27 March, 1956 in Årjäng, Sweden, is a Swedish cross-country skier. Discover Thomas Wassberg's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?

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Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 27 March, 1956
Birthday 27 March
Birthplace Årjäng, Sweden
Nationality Sweden

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Thomas Wassberg Height, Weight & Measurements

At 67 years old, Thomas Wassberg height is 185 cm .

Physical Status
Height 185 cm
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Who Is Thomas Wassberg's Wife?

His wife is Ulrike Wieser (m. 2018)

Family
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Wife Ulrike Wieser (m. 2018)
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Children Björn Wassberg

Thomas Wassberg Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Thomas Wassberg worth at the age of 67 years old? Thomas Wassberg’s income source is mostly from being a successful Skier. He is from Sweden. We have estimated Thomas Wassberg's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Skier

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1956

Lars Thomas Wassberg (born 27 March 1956) is a Swedish former cross-country skier.

A fast skating style – push for every leg – is still called "Wassberg" after him in several countries.

Wassberg's skiing idols when growing up were Sixten Jernberg and Oddvar Brå.

He has described his mental strength and physical fitness as his greatest abilities as a skier, with his main weakness being a lack of sprinting ability.

1977

He won the World Cup in 1977, and in 1980 was awarded the Holmenkollen medal.

1978

For some reason his teammate Sven-Åke Lundbäck did not receive the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1978.

1980

Wassberg won four Olympic gold medals: in 15 km (1980), 50 km (1984), and the 4 × 10 km relay (1984, 1988), and served as the Olympic flag bearer for Sweden in 1988.

At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, Wassberg edged out Finland's Juha Mieto by 0.01 seconds in the 15 km, the closest cross-country ski race in Olympic history.

Wassberg subsequently suggested to Mieto that the gold medal should be split between them "as one one-hundredth of a second is nothing in a 15-kilometer race".

This incident led the International Ski Federation (FIS) to change their timing to the nearest one-tenth of a second.

It also resulted in an apocryphal urban legend that Wassberg and Mieto's medals were cut in half and re-welded into half-gold, half-silver medals.

In protest to this decision Wassberg refused to accept his Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 1980.

1982

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, he earned three golds (50 km: 1982, 30 km: 1987, and 4 × 10 km relay: 1987), three silvers (15 km: 1985, 1987; 50 km (1987), and one bronze (4 × 10 km relay: 1985). Additionally, Wassberg won the 50 km at the Holmenkollen ski festival three times (1980, 1982 and 1987) and the 15 km twice (1979, 1985).

1984

At the 1984 Winter Olympics, Wassberg beat out fellow Swede Gunde Svan by 4.9 seconds in the 50 km, the closest margin of victory ever in that event until Giorgio Di Centa edged out Yevgeny Dementyev by 0.8 seconds at the 2006 Winter Olympics though the 2006 event was a mass start event while the 1984 event was an interval start event.

According to Bengt Erik Bengtsson, Chief of the Nordic Office of the FIS from 1984 to 2004, Wassberg was the first to suggest in 1984 the splitting of the sport of cross country skiing into classic and freestyle disciplines.

1986

This was subsequently implemented by FIS in 1986.

After retiring from competitions Wassberg worked as a sports reporter for Swedish Radio and a cross-country skiing coach for his club Åsarna IK.

1999

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

2009

In 2009 he appeared on Swedish television in the show contests Mästarnas mästare, and in 2016 participated in Let's Dance 2016 which was broadcast on TV4.

2010

In the 2010s he oversaw the preparation of ski tracks for Åsarna IK, organized bird hunting events for tourists and worked as a forester.

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).