Ove Karlsson (approximately "oo-vay kahwl-son", born 25 April 1944, died 24 April 2021) was a

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historian from

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. He was working as a journalist for more than 50 years. Since the 1970s, he was also involved in the

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's team guides and official reports. In 1991, he was a founding member of the ISOH (

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). In 1994, he was also a founding president of the Olympic Section of the SIHSS (Swedish Ice hockey Historical and Statistical Society).

Biography

In 1944, Ove Karlsson was born in

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.AZ Hockey, cited. In 1964 (age 20), he started his career in

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, where he resided ever since. From 1967 to 1993 (age 23 to 49), he was involved in media service organisation at major international sports events in Sweden. Since the 1970s, he has been involved in the

's team guides and official reports (the ''Olympiaboken'', "Olympic Books"). From 1973 to 1981 (age 29 to 37), he was a member of the Executive Committee of the AIPS (

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, the International Organization of the Sports Press). In 1980 (age 36), he was

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of Sweden's Olympic teams. In 1986 (age 42), he was a founding member of SOF (Sveriges Olympiahistorikers Förening, the Swedish Society of Olympic Historians), and its secretary from 1986 to 1988 (age 42 to 44). In 1991 (age 47), he was a founding member of the ISOH (

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". He wrote articles for the ISOH's ''

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'' (formerly ''Citius, Altius, Fortius''), especially the obituaries of Olympians. In 2004 (age 60), he became officer of the ISOH,ISOH 2004, cited.ISOH 2007, cited. on the 2004–2008 Executive Committee. In 1994 (age 50), he was a founding president of the SIHSS (Swedish Ice hockey Historical and Statistical Society). , he his still president of the Olympic Section of the SIHSS.SIHSS 2007, cited.

Journalism

Ove Karlsson was working as a sports journalist in

for more than 40 years: * 1964–1966: at ''Idrottsbladet'', sports paper * 1967–1971: at ''

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'', news agency * 1971–1976: at ''Svensk Idrott'', official magazine of the Swedish Sports Confederation * 1976–1991: at Brunnhages (later Strömbergs/Brunnhages), publishing house, mainly with ''Idrottsboken'' and ''Olympiaboken'' * 1991–2021: as a free-lance, including for the

, the Swedish Ice hockey Historical and Statistical Society, the

, and the Swedish Ice hockey Historical and Statistical Society.

Bibliography

Publications include: * 1980: ''Guldboken: om alla våra olympiamästare, 1896-1980''. . With Ulf Pettersson and Bengt Folkesson Ahlbom. * 1980: ''Olympiaboken 1980: officiell redogörelse i samråd med Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté''. . With Sven-Ulf Pettersson. * 1996: ''Swedish Olympic team: games of the XXVIth Olympiad''. For the Swedish Olympic Committee. (2007)
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. * 1996: ''Quiz, vad vet du om olympiska sommarspel - 300 frågor och svar'' (

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: Strömbergs Bokförlag). A quiz book on the Olympic summer Games. * 2008: ''OS - historia och statistik'' (

: Norstedts). . With Sune Sylvén. A history of the Olympic summer Games. * 2010: ''Vinter-OS - historia och statistik'' (

: Norstedts). . With Sune Sylvén. A history of the Olympic winter Games.

References

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