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carl-erik asplund

carl-erik asplund -lrb- born 14 september 1923 -rrb- is a swedish speed skater who won a bronze medal in the 10000 m event at the 1952 olympics .
in the 1500 metres event he finished fourth and in the 5000 metres competition he finished sixth .
asplund specialized in long distances and won medals in the 5000 and 10000 m at european and world championships .
he never finished within the podium overall ; in 1951 he was fourth at the european championships and sixth at the world championships .
nationally he won nine swedish titles : 1500 m -lrb- 1951 -- 1953 -rrb- , 3000 m -lrb- 1951 -- 1952 -rrb- , 5000 m -lrb- 1951 -- 1952 -rrb- and 10,000 m -lrb- 1951 , 1953 -rrb- .
in 1953 , he won the discontinued nordic championship , having finished second in 1951 .
