Lars Åkesson

Lars Åkesson
Personal information
Full name Lars Arne Åkesson
Country represented Sweden
Born (1963-02-26) 26 February 1963
Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Former skating club Malmö KK
Retired 1986

Lars Arne Åkesson (born 26 February 1963)[1] is a Swedish former competitive figure skater. He is a six-time Swedish national champion and two-time Nordic champion. He competed at four World Championships, six European Championships, and the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. At the Olympics, he placed 13th in compulsory figures, 15th in the short program, 18th in the free skate, and 17th overall. His best ISU Championship result was 9th, obtained at the 1985 Europeans in Gothenburg.

Competitive highlights

International
Event 74–75 76–77 77–78 78–79 79–80 80–81 81–82 82–83 83–84 84–85 85–86
Olympics 17th
Worlds 19th 15th 16th 17th
Europeans 13th 17th 11th 13th 9th 10th
Skate America 9th
Nordics 1st 1st
National[2][3]
Swedish 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Swedish Jr. 1st 1st 1st

References

  1. ↑ "Lars Åkesson". Sports Reference. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "SM i konståkning - herrar" [Swedish Figure Skating Championships - Men] (PDF) (in Swedish). svenskkonstakning.se. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "JSM i konståkning - herrar" [Swedish Junior Figure Skating Championships - Men] (PDF) (in Swedish). svenskkonstakning.se. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 January 2016.
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