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Place of Birth: Nacka, Sweden
About Bengt Walden
- Bengt Otto Walden (born April 16, 1973 in Nacka) is a retired Swedish-born, American luger who has competed since 1985, internationally since 1988, when he joined the Swedish national team.
- He married American luger Ashley Hayden in 2006, and joined the United States national team in 2007.
- He switched his citizenship from Sweden to the United States in 2009 in order to be able to compete as an American at the 2010 Olympics.
- Walden retired from competition after the 2010-11 season.
- Subsequently, he was appointed as coach of the Norwegian national luge team.
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