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Berglund
Berglund is a surname of Swedish origin. It means 'mountain grove' (''berg'' means 'mountain' or 'hill', and ''lund'' means 'grove of trees', derived from the Old Norse ''lundr''). (behindthename.com) Geographical distribution As of 2014, 64.1% of all known bearers of the surname ''Berglund'' were residents of , 23.8% of the , 4.8% of , 2.5% of |
Fredrik Berglund
Jan Fredrik Berglund (born 21 March 1979) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He started off his career with IF Elfsborg in 1995 and became the Allsvenskan top scorer during the 2000 season. He then went on to represent Roda JC, Esbjerg fB, FC Copenhagen, and Stabæk before retiring at IF Elfsborg in early 2011. A full international between 2001 and 2006, he won 12 caps and scored two goals for the Sweden national team. Club career Early years Berglund started his professional career with IF Elfsborg and was a key player together with Anders Svensson and Tobias Linderoth, the three of them were nicknamed "The Headband Gang". In the 2000 season he was top goalscorer of the Allsvenskan and he attracted interest from foreign based clubs and eventually signed for Dutch side Roda JC in a €750.000 deal. Roda JC Berglund had a hard time in the Netherlands and after a year and a half, he was sent on loan back to Sweden and IF Elfsborg. He returned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Berglund
Ralph Douglas Charles "Challe" Berglund (born 18 January 1965 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish former ice hockey player and coach. Biography He played 12 seasons for Djurgårdens IF of the Elitserien and won five Swedish Championships with Djurgården in 1989, 1990, 1991, 2000 and 2001. He also received silver in 1992 and 1998. The last seasons of his career he was the team captain. He is highly appreciated and loved by the supporters of Djurgården (i.e. Järnkaminerna) for being so devoted to the club and its supporters. Berglund earned 142 caps for the Swedish national team. He won both the World Championship gold in 1991 and the Olympic gold in 1994. In 1996, he also won the Swiss Championship with EHC Kloten. Berglund has also been appearing on Swedish TV4 as an expert commentator for harness racing, which is also his favorite hobby. Berglund has been coaching Djurgårdens IF, Timrå IK and Modo Hockey of the Elitserien. He coached Djurgården for two seasons b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Berglund
Arthur J. Berglund (September 4, 1940 – December 19, 2020) was an American ice hockey coach and executive. He won the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1992, and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2008. His international hockey career spanned around five decades; during that time, he was mostly a manager or part of the administrative staff of over 30 teams from the United States. Career Berglund graduated from Colorado College in 1963, where he was the leading scorer. He then had a brief playing career in Austria and Switzerland, after which he permanently moved to the United States. On the advice of William Thayer Tutt, Berglund decided to become a hockey executive, rather than player. He became the manager of the United States National Team from 1973 to 1975. In 1976, he was the general manager of the U.S. Olympic ice hockey team. He became general manager of the team again in 1988. He was the general manager of the U.S. Men's National Team from 1985 to 1991. In 1992, Berglund w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Berglund
Hans Gustaf Bo Berglund (24 February 1918 – 17 September 2006) was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1930s to the late 1940s. He won the gold in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Berglund also won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-4 1000 m: 1948) and a silver (K-2 1000 m: 1938). Note that the K-4 1000 m event was not part of the Summer Olympics until the 1964 games in Tokyo. It was considered an extraordinary event and was part of the International Canoe Federation's 1948 world championships rather than the 1948 Games. After retiring from competitions Berglund served as a technical expert for the International Canoe Federation The International Canoe Federation (ICF) is the umbrella organization of all national canoe organizations worldwide. It is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and administers all aspects of canoe sport worldwide. 157 countries are affiliated ... at the 1956 and 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elina Berglund
Elina Berglund Scherwitzl (born 1984) is a Swedish particle physicist and entrepreneur who, together with her husband Raoul Scherwitzl, has developed an app to indicate the days when a woman is most fertile. It can be used both for contraception, birth control and for planning a family. The app is marketed as Natural Cycles, which is also the name of the company the couple founded to produce it in 2013. Biography Born in 1984, Elina Berglund was raised in Malmö in southern Sweden. Her father is a professor of medicine, but both he and her mother are entrepreneurs, running several companies together. She began to be interested in physics at the age of five when her father talked to her about the universe. She went on to study engineering physics at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH), Lund University, Lund Institute of Technology, receiving a master of science degree in 2008. She then spent three years at the University of Geneva, culminating in a Doctor of Philosophy, PhD in elementar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Berglund
Christian Jonas Berglund (born March 12, 1980) is a former professional Swedish ice hockey Left Wing who last played for BIK Karlskoga in Hockeyallsvenskan (Swedish 2nd highest division). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils and the Florida Panthers. Playing career He began his career in Swedish Elite League with Färjestads BK and Swedish World Junior Championship teams. In the 1998 Entry Draft, Berglund became the New Jersey Devils's third choice, being chosen in the second round as the 37th overall pick. He continued to play for Färjestad until 2001, when he signed with the Devils. He played in the minor league Albany River Rats, the Devils' affiliated team, but began playing for the Devils themselves later that season. On 1 March 2004, he and teammate Victor Uchevatov were traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Viktor Kozlov. During the 2004–05 lockout season he went to back Sweden and Färjestad and played with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna-Lisa Berglund
Anna-Lisa Berglund (18 January 1935 – 3 June 2019) was a Swedish archer who competed at three Olympic Games in archery for Sweden. Career Berglund held two world records at the 30m distance. In 1971 she became the 23rd Swedish archer to receive a Storr Grabb award. She participated in the women's individual event at the 1972, 1976 and the 1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ... Olympic Games finishing 34th, 11th and 16th respectively. References External links Profile on worldarchery.org 1935 births 2019 deaths Swedish female archers Olympic archers for Sweden Archers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Archers at the 1980 Summer Olympics 20th-century Swedish women {{Sweden-archery-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalle Berglund
Kalle Anders Berglund (born 11 March 1996 in Jämshög) is a Swedish middle-distance runner. He won the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the 2017 European Indoor Championships. During the Bislett Games in Oslo on 13 June 2019, he broke the Swedish record on the one English mile (1609 metres) distance with the time 3.53,83 minutes. With that, he broke Anders Gärderud's record on the same distance, which was 3.54,45 minutes. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor *400 metres – 48.20 (Espoo 2015) *800 metres – 1:46.85 (Cheboksary 2015) *1000 metres – 2:19.21 (Stockholm 2018) *1500 metres – 3:33.70 (Doha 2019) NR * One Mile – 3:53.83 (Oslo 2019) NR Indoor *400 metres – 51.19 (Karlskrona 2013) *800 metres – 1:47.62 (Växjö 2017) *1500 metres – 3:36.63 (Toruń 2019) NR * One mile – 4:01.00 (Athlone 2018) *3000 metres – 7:57.78 (Växjö 2020) National titles * Swedish Athletics Championships (5) ** 1500 metres: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 ** 5000 met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maud Berglund
Maud Karin Berglund (later ''Svensson'', 9 March 1934 – 1 June 2000) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer. She was part of the 4 × 100 m relay team that finished sixth at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... She also competed in the individual 100 m event, but failed to reach the final. References 1934 births 2000 deaths Olympic swimmers for Sweden Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Swedish female freestyle swimmers SK Neptun swimmers Swimmers from Stockholm {{Sweden-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Berglund
Bo Berglund (born 6 April 1955) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. After his active career he has also worked as an ice hockey color commentator for Sweden's TV4 Sweden. Playing career After having played for Modo Hockey and Djurgårdens IF in Sweden, he left for North America in 1983, joining the Quebec Nordiques. He has also played for the Minnesota North Stars and the Philadelphia Flyers, as well as with the minors. After a total of 130 games in the NHL, he returned home to Sweden in 1986 to play for AIK AIK Fotboll (), more commonly known simply as AIK (), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning ''the public'' or ''general sports club''), is a Swedish football club competing in Allsvenskan, the top flight of Swedish football. The ..., where he played until he retired in 1990. He was a scout for the Buffalo Sabres through the 2015 season. He was awarded the Golden Puck Award following the 1987–1988 season. Career statistics Regular se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne Berglund
Marianne Berglund (born 23 June 1963) is a Swedish former road racing cyclist. On 3 September 1983 she won the women's road race during the UCI Road World Championships in Altenrhein, Switzerland. She also won the Tour of Texas. She rode in the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 1990, she won the first edition of Tjejtrampet Tjejtrampet was an annual road bicycle racing event which, as the name tells (“trej” being Swedish for “girl”), was only for female participants. The events were held in Sweden by late May between 1990-2009. The race was held for first time .... References External links Radsportseiten 1963 births Living people Swedish female cyclists Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Sweden People from Skellefteå Municipality Sportspeople from Västerbotten County {{Sweden-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Berglund
Eva Berglund (born 14 February 1984) is a Swedish swimmer from Jönköping, representing Jönköpings SS. She has participated in some international championship in open water long distance events. She became the first Swedish swimmer competing in a European Championship in Open Water on 26 July 2006 in Lake Balaton, Hungary, during the 2006 European Championships in Aquatics. She finished 11th on the 5 km race. She took part in the 2007 World Championships (5 and 10 km) and the 2008 Olympic Games (10 km). Personal bests Long course (50 m) Short course (25 m) Clubs *Jönköpings SS Jönköpings SS is a Swedish swim team from Jönköping. The team is one of the oldest in Sweden, founded in 1829. They train in Rosenlundsbadet, arena for the 1977 European Aquatics Championships The 1977 European Aquatics Championships were h ... References 1984 births Living people Swedish female medley swimmers Swedish female long-distance swimmers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |