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Sweden At The 1928 Winter Olympics
Athletes from Sweden competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Medalists Cross-country skiing ;Men Figure skating ;Men Ice hockey ;Summary Group B The top team (highlighted) advanced to the medal round. Medal round The top teams from each of the three groups, plus Canada, which had received a bye into the medal round, played a 3-game round-robin to determine the medal winners. Nordic combined Events: * 18 km cross-country skiing * normal hill ski jumping The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events. One would expect that athletes competing at the Nordic combined event, would participate in the cross-country skiing event as well, as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Olympic Committee
The Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) ( sv, Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (SOK)) is the Swedish National Olympic Committee (NOC). The Swedish Olympic Committee organize the Swedish participation in the Olympics, choose the participants and run the "Elitprogrammet". Members of the committee are 45 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and twelve members. History The Swedish Olympic Committee was founded on 27 April 1913 and recognized by International Olympic Committee the same year. Presidents The Swedish Olympic Committee has had the following presidents: Notable names of the International Olympic Committee Executive committee The committee of the SOC is represented by: * President: Mats Årjes * Vice Presidents: Per Palmström, Maria Damgren-Nilsson * Secretary General: Gunilla Lindberg * IOC members: Gunilla Lindberg, Stefan Holm * Members: Katarina Henriksson, Malin Eggertz Forsmark, Olle Dahlin, Anders Larsson, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Larsson (ice Hockey)
Erik Waldemar "Burret" Larsson (18 January 1905 – 8 March 1970) was a Swedish ice hockey, football and bandy player, best known for representing Hammarby IF in all three sports. He won the silver medal with Sweden's ice hockey team in the 1928 Winter Olympics. Athletic career Ice hockey In 1924, at age 17, Larsson made his debut for Hammarby IF in the Klass I, Sweden's top division. He would go on to form a feared forward line with Helge Johansson and Sigfrid Öberg in the upcoming years. In 1928, Larsson competed in the Winter Olympics in St. Moritz with Sweden, and won the silver medal. In total, Larsson played 11 international games for his country. He is a recipient of the honorary award Stora Grabbars Märke, handed out by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association. He won two Swedish championships – in 1932 and 1933 – with Hammarby IF, the club's first domestic titles. After 13 seasons with the club, Larsson retired from ice hockey in 1936. He returned to Hammarby IF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Men's National Ice Hockey Team
The Canada men's national ice hockey team (popularly known as Team Canada; french: Équipe Canada) is the ice hockey team representing Canada internationally. The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. From 1920 until 1963, Canada's international representation was by senior amateur club teams. Canada's national men's team was founded in 1963 by Father David Bauer as a part of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, playing out of the University of British Columbia. The nickname "Team Canada" was first used for the 1972 Summit Series and has been frequently used to refer to both the Canadian national men's and women's teams ever since. Canada is the leading national ice hockey team in international play, having won the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union, a record four Canada Cups dating back to 1976, a record two World Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillis Grafström
Gillis Emanuel Grafström (7 June 1893 – 14 April 1938) was a Swedish figure skater. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He won three successive Olympic gold medals in Men's Figure Skating (1920, 1924, 1928) as well as an Olympic silver medal in the same event in 1932, and three World Championships (1922, 1924, 1929). He and Eddie Eagan are the only athletes to have won a gold medal at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Grafström has the further distinction of being the only person to have won an individual gold medal in both the Summer (1920) and Winter Olympics (1924, 1928), although Eagan remains the only one to have managed the feat in different disciplines. Grafstrom is one of the few athletes who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games. He is one of the oldest figure skating Olympic champions. Biography In 1914, Grafstrom competed at the last World Championships before the first world war. After the war, Grafström won the Olympic gold medal thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaf Jonsson
Karl Gustaf Jonsson (7 July 1903 – 30 July 1990) was a Swedish cross-country skier. He competed in the 50 km event at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1928, finishing ninth four years later. At the Nordic World Ski Championships he placed fourth-fifth in the 30 km and 50 km events in 1926 and 1929. In 1930 he finished second in the Vasa run, and in 1925 won the national 30 km title. During his career Jonsson was considered a waxing expert, and later became a ski wax Ski wax is a material applied to the bottom of snow runners, including skis, snowboards, and toboggans, to improve their coefficient of friction performance under varying snow conditions. The two main types of wax used on skis are glide waxes and ... producer. He was featured in the 1988 documentary film ''De sista skidåkarna'' (''The Last Skiers''). Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games * 1 meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Ström
Anders Ström (21 August 1901, Östnor, Sweden – 20 September 1986 in Östnor, Sweden) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M ..., where he finished seventh in the 50 km event. In 1931, he won Vasaloppet. Cross-country skiing results Olympic Games References External links Cross-country skiing 1928 {{DEFAULTSORT:Strom, Anders 1901 births 1986 deaths People from Mora Municipality Cross-country skiers from Dalarna County Swedish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden Cross-country skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics IFK Mora skiers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per-Erik Hedlund
Per-Erik Hedlund (18 April 1897 – 12 February 1975) was a Swedish cross-country skier. He competed in the 18 and 50 km events at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics and won the gold medal over 50 km in 1928, more than 13 minutes ahead of fellow Swede Gustaf Jonsson. While competing, he wore a show-white outfit, which was later considered as lucky, and was worn by Swedish Nordic skiers at every Winter Olympics for the next 48 years.Per-Erik Hedlund Swedish Olympic Committee Hedlund finished sixth in the 50 km event, but won the 4 × 10 km relay at the . He won the Vasa run in 1926 and 1928. In 1928 He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars-Theodor Jonsson
Lars Theodor Jonsson (10 November 1903 – 11 October 1998) was a Swedish cross-country skier. He was two-times Swedish champion, in the 15 km in 1933 and the 30 km in 1935. He finished seventh in the 18 km event at the 1928 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1934 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1934 took place on February 20–25, 1934 in Sollefteå, Sweden. Men's cross country 18 km February 22, 1934 50 km February 24, 1934 4 × 10 km relay February 25, 1934 Germany's silver was the .... Cross-country skiing results Olympic Games World Championships * 1 medal – (1 bronze) Personal life Starting with the late 1940s, Jonsson moved to a forest hut near the city of Stromsund, living in isolation for over 40 years. Towards the end of his life, he moved to a retirement home. His hut has been preserved and moved to city's local museum where it can still be visited. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Utterström
Sven "Uttern" Ludvig Utterström (16 May 1901 – 7 May 1979) was a Swedish skier who competed in cross-country skiing. He was born in Boden, Sweden, raced for Bodens BK, and won several medals at the Winter Olympics, the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and the Holmenkollen ski festival. Utterström won the 50 km cross-country event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1929 and 1930. He was only the third non-Norwegian to win any event there (Finland's Anton Collin and Martti Lappalainen were the first two, winning the 50 km in 1922 and 1928, respectively.). At the 1928 Winter Olympics he finished ninth in the 18 km competition. Four years later at the 1932 Winter Olympics, Utterström won the 18 km. In the 50 km event he finished sixth. In 1930, he won the 50 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and was on the 4 × 10 km relay that won the inaugural event at the 1933 Nordic skiing World Championships. He also won a silver in the 50&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volger Andersson
Volger Andersson (January 19, 1896, Njurunda – October 6, 1969) was a former Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1920s. He won a bronze in the 50 km event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in .... He also competed in the 18 km event but did not finish. Cross-country skiing results All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Olympic Games * 1 medal – (1 bronze) References External links * * * * 1896 births 1969 deaths People from Sundsvall Municipality Cross-country skiers from Västernorrland County Swedish male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Sweden Cross-country skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Hockey At The 1928 Winter Olympics
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, was the third Olympic Championship, also serving as the third World Championships and the 13th European Championships. Canada, represented by the University of Toronto Graduates, won its third consecutive gold medal. Highest finishing European team Sweden won the silver medal and its third European Championship. Conn Smythe coached the Graduates to the 1927 Allan Cup championship during the Ontario Hockey Association season, but refused to go to the Olympics due to disagreements on which players were added to the team by the Canadian Olympic Committee. The Graduates went without Smythe, led by team captain Red Porter. Canadian Olympic Committee member W. A. Hewitt was opposed to the format of the hockey tournament, which saw the Canadian team receive a bye into the second round. He wanted the team to have more games, rather than be idle for a week. Despite the wait to play, the Gradua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Sucksdorff
Kurt Sucksdorff (10 May 1904 – 1 January 1960) was a Swedish ice hockey goaltender who won a silver medal at the 1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M .... He was a backup for Nils Johansson and therefore played only two matches. At the 1931 World Championships he played all six matches and achieved a scoreless draw against Canada, yet his team placed sixth. Sucksdorff won Swedish titles with IK Göta in 1928-30. References External links * 1904 births 1960 deaths Swedish ice hockey goaltenders Ice hockey people from Stockholm Ice hockey players at the 1928 Winter Olympics IFK Stockholm Ishockey players IK Göta Ishockey players Medalists at the 1928 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic ice hockey players for S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
