Flyktningerennet is a cross country ski race, running from Lierne, Norway to Gäddede, Sweden. The ski race follows this route in remembrance of the people who fled Nazi German-occupied Norway for Sweden during the Second World War.[1]

Flyktningerennet
Statusactive
Genresports event
Date(s)circa April
Frequencyannual
CountryNorway, Sweden
Inaugurated1950 (1950)

The first race was arranged in 1950, with H. Hemmingsson as winner. The first female Flyktningerenn was arranged in 1964.

Winner Men 1950–2014 edit

Winner Woman 1964–2014 edit

References edit

  1. ^ Hans Andersson (29 March 2013). "Norge och Japan i Flyktingloppet" (in Swedish). Östersundsposten. Retrieved 4 March 2016.

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