Per Roger Voigt (12 February 1931 – 23 February 2022) was a Norwegian ice hockey player, born in Oslo, Norway. With his club

IK Tigrene IK Tigrene was an ice hockey team in Oslo, Norway. History The club first participated in the GET-ligaen, 1. divisjon, the top level of Norwegian ice hockey, in the 1951-52 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season, 1951-52 season. They won the league and were ...

he became Norwegian champion twice, in 1957 and 1961. With the

Norwegian national team Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

he competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and six times in the Ice Hockey World Championships. Their best achievement was in 1951, placing fourth in the World Championships and winning a bronze medal at the European Championships (which were part of the same tournament).

Career

Voigt played for the club Templar from 1947 to 1951, for

from 1951 to 1969, and thereafter for one season for IF Frisk Asker. With IK Tigrene, he became Norwegian champion in 1957 and 1961. Playing for the Norway men's national ice hockey team, he represented Norway at the

1949 Ice Hockey World Championships The 16th Ice Hockey World Championships and 27th European Hockey Championships was held from February 12 to 20, 1949, in Stockholm, Sweden. The event was the first World Championships during the presidency of Canadian W. G. Hardy. The Internati ...

, where Norway placed 8th, the

1950 Ice Hockey World Championships The 17th Ice Hockey World Championships and 28th European Championships were held from 13 to 22 March 1950 in London, England. Canada, represented by the Edmonton Mercurys, won its 13th World Championship. Highest ranking European team Switzerla ...

, where Norway placed 6th, and the

1951 Ice Hockey World Championships The 1951 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 18th World Championship and the 29th European Championship in ice hockey for international teams. The tournament took place in France from 9 to 17 March and the games were played in the capital ci ...

, where Norway placed fourth. The 1951 World Championships in Paris were at the same time also European championships, and Voigt was thus part of the Norwegian national team that won a bronze medal at the 1951 Ice Hockey European Championships, behind Sweden and Switzerland. He participated at the Winter Olympics in 1952, where the Norwegian team placed 9th. He was also part of the Norwegian team at the

1954 Ice Hockey World Championships The 21st Ice Hockey World Championships and 32nd European ice hockey championships were held from 26 February to 7 March 1954 in Stockholm, Sweden. Every team played each other once with the top three finishers receiving medals at the end. The U ...

, the

1958 Ice Hockey World Championships The 1958 Ice Hockey World Championships were held between February 28 and March 9, 1958, in Oslo, Norway at the Jordal Amfi arena. The Whitby Dunlops represented Canada, winning the World Championship for the 17th time. The Soviets lost the fina ...

, and the

1962 Ice Hockey World Championships The 1962 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 29th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Colorado Springs and Denver, United States from March 8 to March 18, 1962. This was the first World Championship hosted ...

Personal life

Voigt was born in Oslo. He was the father of

Marius Voigt Marius Voigt (born 20 February 1962) is a Norwegian former ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo, Norway as the son of Per Voigt, and played for the club IF Frisk Asker. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team at the 1988 Winter Ol ...

. He died in Bærum on 23 February 2022, at the age of 91.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Voigt, Per 1931 births 2022 deaths Frisk Asker Ishockey players Ice hockey people from Oslo Ice hockey players at the 1952 Winter Olympics Norwegian ice hockey players Olympic ice hockey players for Norway