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Thomas Håkansson
Per Thomas Håkansson (born 19 October 1957) is a Sweden, Swedish and Canada, Canadian curling, curler, a and two-time Swedish Men's Curling Championship, Swedish men's champion (1976, 1980). His team won the 1976 Sweden men's championship, but it was decided that the team members were too young for the World Championship, so team Bengt Cederwall (skip (curling), skip) went to the instead. He would later move to Canada, and played in the 1985 Labatt Brier, 1985 and 1988 Labatt Brier for Nova Scotia. Awards *Tim Hortons Brier#Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award, Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award: Teams Sweden Canada Personal life Håkansson is a member of a family of curlers. His father Stig Håkansson, Stig is a 1968 Swedish men's champion, his brother Lars-Erik Håkansson, Lars-Erik is a 1971 Swedish champion, and his nephew (Lars-Erik's son) Patric Håkansson (Klaremo) played for Sweden in the . References External links * Living people 1957 births Swedish male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlstad
Karlstad (, ) is the 20th-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city proper had 65,856 inhabitants in 2020 with 95,167 inhabitants in the wider municipality in 2021, and is the 21st biggest municipality in Sweden. Karlstad has a university and a cathedral. During recent years, Karlstad has started building many new buildings, for example all the new buildings around Orrholmen, hosting a brand new Coop store and a 17 story high rise apartment which will be finished in late 2022. Karlstad is built on the river delta where Sweden's longest river, Klarälven, runs into Sweden's largest lake, Vänern. It has the second largest lake port in the country after Västerås. Karlstad is often associated with sunshine and the symbol for Karlstad is a smiling sun. Karlstad is reputed to be one of the sunniest towns in Sweden and a local waitress, known as "Sola i Karlstad" ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Births
1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade. Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be dismissed for having ''handled the ball'', in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ''Throne of Blood'', Akira Kurosawa's reworking of '' Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Patric Håkansson
Patric "Pim" Håkansson (born 26 August 1977 in Karlstad; also known as Patric Klaremo) is a Swedish curler (look for "Håkansson, Patric") and curling coach. Teams Record as a coach of national teams Personal life Patric is from a family of curlers: his father Lars-Erik is a 1971 Swedish men's curling champion, uncle Thomas Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Ap ... is a and two-time Swedish champion, and grandfather Stig is a 1968 Swedish men's champion. References External links * * * Living people 1977 births Sportspeople from Karlstad Swedish male curlers Swedish curling coaches 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars-Erik Håkansson
Lars-Erik "Peppe" Håkansson (born 1 May 1950) is a Swedish curler. (look for "Håkansson, Lars-Erik “Peppe”") He is a 1971 Swedish men's curling champion. Teams Personal life Lars-Erik is a member of family of curlers: his father Stig Håkansson is a 1968 Swedish men's champion, his brother Thomas Håkansson Per Thomas Håkansson (born 19 October 1957) is a Sweden, Swedish and Canada, Canadian curling, curler, a and two-time Swedish Men's Curling Championship, Swedish men's champion (1976, 1980). His team won the 1976 Sweden men's championship, but ... is a and two-time Swedish champion, his son Patric Håkansson (Patric Klaremo) played for Sweden in the . References External links * Living people 1950 births Sportspeople from Karlstad Swedish male curlers Swedish curling champions 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stig Håkansson
Stig Håkansson (19 October 1918 – 2000) was a Swedish sprinter and long jumper, who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1946 European Championships; he finished fifth in the individual 100 m and in the long jump. He won the national titles in the 100 m in 1944 and 1946 and in the long jump in 1939, 1944 and 1945. He was also known as a curler: he was 1968 Swedish men's curling champion and played for Sweden at the where Swedish team finished on 4th place. (look for "Håkansson, Stig") In 1986 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame Swedish Curling Hall of Fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hakansson, Stig 1918 births 2000 deaths Swedish male sprinters European Athletics Championships medalists Swedish m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Robinson (curler)
Bill Robinson, nicknamed Bojangles (born Luther Robinson; May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949), was an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, the best known and the most highly paid African-American entertainer in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. His long career mirrored changes in American entertainment tastes and technology. His career began in the age of minstrel shows and moved to vaudeville, Broadway theatre, the recording industry, Hollywood films, radio, and television. According to dance critic Marshall Stearns, "Robinson's contribution to tap dance is exact and specific. He brought it on its toes, dancing upright and swinging," adding a "hitherto-unknown lightness and presence." His signature routine was the stair dance, in which he would tap up and down a set of stairs in a rhythmically complex sequence of steps, a routine that he unsuccessfully attempted to patent. He is also credited with having popularized the word ''copacetic'' throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Walker (curler)
Bruce Walker may refer to: *Bruce Walker (American football) (born 1972), American football player *Bruce Walker (Canadian football) (born 1955), wide receiver in the Canadian Football League *Bruce Walker (footballer) (born 1946), English footballer *(Robert) Bruce Walker (politician, born 1870) (1870–1932), New South Wales politician *(Ronald) Bruce Walker (politician, born 1897) (1897–1981), his son, New South Wales politician *Bruce Walker (rugby league) (born 1952), Australian rugby league footballer *Bruce D. Walker Bruce D. Walker (born 1952) is an American physician and scientist whose infectious disease research has produced many findings regarding HIV/AIDS. He became interested in studying HIV/AIDS after practicing on the front lines of the epidemic in t ..., American physician * Bruce J. Walker, American engineer, lawyer and government official {{hndis, Walker, Bruce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Wallace (curler)
David or Dave Wallace may refer to: Arts and entertainment * David Foster Wallace (1962–2008), American novelist and essayist * David Rains Wallace (born 1945), author on conservation and natural history * David Wallace (American actor) (born 1958), American actor * David Wallace (Scottish actor), Scottish actor and theatre director * David Wallace (''The Office''), fictional CEO of Dunder Mifflin on the US TV series ''The Office'' * David Wallace (composer) (born 1982), Irish composer and conductor Politics * David Euan Wallace (1892–1941), British Conservative member of parliament * David G. Wallace, American businessman and politician, mayor of Sugar Land, Texas * David Wallace (Indiana politician) (1799–1859), American politician, governor of the state of Indiana * David Wardrope Wallace (1850–1924), Canadian MP for Russell, 1903–1904 Sports * Dave Wallace (baseball) (born 1947), coach and player * Dave Wallace (cricketer), American cricketer * David Wallace ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart MacLean (curler)
Andrew Stuart McLean, (April 19, 1948 – February 15, 2017) was a Canadian radio broadcaster, humorist, monologist, and author, best known as the host of the CBC Radio program ''The Vinyl Cafe''.Stuart McLean , '' The Canadian Encyclopedia''. Often described as a "story-telling comic" although his stories addressed both humorous and serious themes, he was known for fiction and non-fiction work which celebrated the decency and dignity of ordinary people, through stories which often highlighted the ability of their subjects, whether real or fictional, to persevere with grace and humour through embarrassing or challenging situations. Personal life McLean was born in Montreal West, the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter MacPhee
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
