Frank Roland "Rolle" Stoltz (1 August 1931 – 19 February 2001) was a Swedish

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. He competed in the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and finished in fifth, second and fourth place, respectively. At the world championships he won two gold, two silver and two bronze medals between 1957 and 1967, and was named the best defenseman in 1963. Stoltz also won European titles in 1957 and 1962, and was selected to the Swedish all-star team in 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964 and 1966. In 1999 he was inducted into the

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. Stoltz was a mechanic with

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, a Swedish mining machinery company. After retiring from competitions he worked as an ice hockey commentator on the Swedish national television.

Career

Stoltz started his career in

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. From 1948 to 1955, Roland Stoltz played with Atlas Diesel IF in the Swedish Division 1 and Division 2. In 1955, he joined

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in the top-flight Division and played for them until 1970, winning six Swedish championships in a row 1958–1963. Djurgården has retired number 2 in his honor.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stoltz, Roland 1931 births 2001 deaths Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics IIHF Hall of Fame inductees Medalists at the 1964 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Ice hockey people from Stockholm Swedish ice hockey defencemen