Bengt Fredrik Lindberg (born 2 February 1986) is a
Swedish
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curler from
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 ...
. Lindberg grew up in
Östersund
Östersund (; sma, Staare) is an urban area (city) in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-largest lake, Storsjön, ...
.
From 2006 until 2008 he played both Third and Second positions for
Sebastian Kraupp
Sebastian Kraupp (born 20 May 1985) is a Swedish curler from Karlstad, Sweden. He currently coaches the Swedish men's junior team.
From 2005 to 2008 Sebastian Kraupp skipped his own team. Starting with the 2008–2009 season he joined Niklas Ed ...
. In 2009 he and Kraupp joined
Niklas Edin's team with Lindberg throwing Second stones.
At their first major tournament, the
2009 Aberdeen European Championships, Fredrik Lindberg and his team pulled off several upsets against established senior teams including reigning
2009 World Bronze Medalists Team Ulsrud from Norway. They lost just two matches in the round robin portion and went on to win both of their Playoff matches defeating Team Switzerland in the Gold Medal match.
Lindberg and his team represented
Sweden
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at the
2010 Winter Olympics
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in
Vancouver
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, British Columbia, Canada where they placed fourth.
Since the 2010 Olympics, the Edin team won the
2013 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
The 2013 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as the Ford World Men's Curling Championship 2013 for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 30 to April 7, 2013 at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. This m ...
, the
2012 European Curling Championships
The 2012 European Curling Championships was held from December 7 to 15 at the Löfbergs Lila Arena and the Karlstad Curling Club in Karlstad, Sweden. The Group A competitions was held at the Löfbergs Lila Arena, while the Group B competitions wa ...
, won silver at the
2011 European Curling Championships
The 2011 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Moscow, Russia from December 2 to 10.[World Curling Championships
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.
In 2011 he was inducted into the
Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.
Coaching career
After his retirement from curling to focus on his relationship with fellow curler
Alison Kreviazuk
Alison Blair Kreviazuk (; born September 27, 1988) is a Canadian curler. Kreviazuk was born in Mississauga, Ontario, and grew up in the Nepean sector of Ottawa. She was the longtime second for the Rachel Homan rink, playing with her from 2002 t ...
in 2014, he remained a part of team Edin, but now as the official team coach.
Peja Lindholm
Peter "Peja" Rutger Lindholm (born 2 June 1970 in Östersund, Sweden) is a retired Swedish curler. Lindholm is currently a coach of the Chinese Curling Association.https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/curling/athlete-profi ...
then became the Swedish national coach.
Teammates
2009 Aberdeen European Championships
2010 Vancouver Olympic Games
Niklas Edin
Johan Niklas Edin (born 6 July 1985) is a Swedish curler. He currently resides in Karlstad, which has been his curling home base since 2008. He holds several sport distinctions. He is the first and the only skip in World Curling Federation (WCF ...
, ''Skip''
Sebastian Kraupp
Sebastian Kraupp (born 20 May 1985) is a Swedish curler from Karlstad, Sweden. He currently coaches the Swedish men's junior team.
From 2005 to 2008 Sebastian Kraupp skipped his own team. Starting with the 2008–2009 season he joined Niklas Ed ...
,'' Third''
Viktor Kjäll
Viktor Erik Kjäll ( anglicized as Kjell; born 13 June 1985) is a Swedish curler originally from Karlstad.
Curling career
Viktor Kjäll made his World Championship debut at the 2007 Edmonton World Championships as the Second for Sweden's mo ...
, ''Lead''
Oskar Eriksson
Oskar Ingemar Eriksson (born 29 May 1991) is a Swedish curler from Karlstad. He currently plays third for the Niklas Edin rink. He is the first curler in history to win four Olympic medals – gold, silver, and two bronze – and the first to s ...
, ''Alternate''
References
External links
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Curlit biography
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Swedish male curlers
Living people
Curlers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Curlers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden
Olympic curlers of Sweden
1986 births
Sportspeople from Karlstad
World curling champions
European curling champions
Swedish curling champions
Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Olympic medalists in curling
Medalists at the 2007 Winter Universiade
Swedish curling coaches
Universiade medalists in curling
Universiade gold medalists for Sweden
Universiade bronze medalists for Sweden
Competitors at the 2007 Winter Universiade
Competitors at the 2009 Winter Universiade
21st-century Swedish people