Art Longsjo
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Art Longsjo (1932–1958) was an Olympian speed skater and cyclist. He was born in 1932 and died in a car accident in 1958 at age 26. In 1956, he was the first person ever to compete in both the Summer and Winter Olympics in the same year.[1]
Longsjo won the 5,000 m speed skating event at the United States national championshiop to make the Olympic team at the 1956 Winter Olympics; however, due to a knee injury injury before the games, he placed outside the medal stand.
The Fitchburg Longsjo Classic is a memorial road bicycle racing stage race was started in his home town of Fitchburg, Massachusetts in 1960, and has been held annually ever since.
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- ^ http://www.longsjo.com/history.php Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic: Art Longsjo
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