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Åkerlund
Åkerlund is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Gunnar Åkerlund (1923–2006), Swedish sprint canoeist *Jonas Åkerlund (born 1965), Swedish film and music video director *Magnus Åkerlund (born 1986), Swedish ice hockey player *Olle Åkerlund (1911–1978), Swedish sailor *Totte Åkerlund Erik "Totte" Åkerlund (6 March 1915 – 16 March 2009) was a Swedish curler. (look for "Åkerlund, Erik “Totte”") He was a and a four-time Swedish men's curling champion (1947, 1951, 1959, 1967). He was also a curling activist, in the y ... (Erik) (1915–2009), Swedish curler {{DEFAULTSORT:Akerlund Swedish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Åkerlund
Ernst Gunnar Åkerlund (20 November 1923 – 4 October 2006) was a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won two Olympic medals in the K-2 10000 m event: a gold in 1948 and a silver in 1952. Åkerlund won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 10000 m: 1950, K-4 1000 m: 1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...) and a silver (K-4 1000 m: 1950). References External links * * * 1923 births 2006 deaths People from Nyköping Municipality Swedish male canoeists Olympic canoeists of Sweden Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Åkerlund
Hans Uno Jonas Åkerlund (; born 10 November 1965) is a Swedish film director, screenwriter, music video director, and drummer. His video for Madonna's song "Ray of Light" won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form, and a record of five awards at 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, including the Video of the Year. In 2008 he won another Grammy Award, this time around for "Best Long Form Music Video" for another work with Madonna – directing "The Confessions Tour" DVD. In 2014 he won this Grammy Award again (that meanwhile changed the name to "Best Music Film"), this time for "Live Kisses", a Paul McCartney concert film. Jonas Åkerlund, David Mallet and Bob Smeaton are the only directors to have won this award twice sharing the record for most wins in this category (check here all winners and nominees of Grammy Award for Best Music Film). Career Åkerlund was briefly a member of the Swedish black metal band Bathory from 1983 to 1984, before their career took off. He als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Åkerlund
Magnus Åkerlund (born April 25, 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender, currently playing with IF Sundsvall in the HockeyAllsvenskan. He has previously played in the top Swedish Hockey League with HV71 and Timrå IK. He was selected 137th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He joined IF Sundsvall in the HockeyAllsvenskan after two seasons in the Danish Metal Ligaen with the Aalborg Pirates Aalborg Pirates is a professional ice hockey team (previously known as Aalborg Ishockey and AaB Ice Hockey) playing in the Danish ice hockey league, Metal Ligaen. The ice hockey team first appeared in 1967 as AaB Ice Hockey organized under Aalbor ... on June 16, 2014. References External links * 1986 births Aalborg Pirates players Borås HC players Carolina Hurricanes draft picks HV71 players Living people IF Sundsvall Hockey players Swedish ice hockey goaltenders Timrå IK players {{Sweden-icehockey-goaltender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olle Åkerlund
Olle Erik Cyrus Åkerlund (28 September 1911 – 4 February 1978) was a Swedish sailor. He was a crew member of the Swedish boat ''Bissbi'' that won the gold medal in the 6 m class at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri .... The boat was owned by his father Erik, who was a publisher and entrepreneur. References External links * * * 1911 births 1978 deaths Sailors (sport) from Gothenburg Swedish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Sailors at the 1932 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre Royal Swedish Yacht Club sailors 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Totte Åkerlund
Erik "Totte" Åkerlund (6 March 1915 – 16 March 2009) was a Swedish curler. (look for "Åkerlund, Erik “Totte”") He was a and a four-time Swedish men's curling champion (1947, 1951, 1959, 1967). He was also a curling activist, in the years 1953-1970 he sat on the board of the Swedish Federation of Curling, additionally he served as treasurer (1954-1956), vice president (1963-1966) and from 1970 to 1972 president. In 1966 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame. Totte was also active in the squash environment. Initially, a playing field was organized in his house (Villa Åkerlund, now the seat of the US embassy). In 1946 he was one of the founders of Stockholms Squashklubb, the first Swedish club. He took part in international matches, among others with England and Denmark and also won the unofficial national championship of Group B in 1943. He also practiced golf until late old age. Teams Personal life Totte grew up in family of curlers: his father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |