Per Thomas Håkansson (born 19 October 1957) is a Swedish and

Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...

curler, a and two-time 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 Skip or Skips may refer to: Acronyms * SKIP (Skeletal muscle and kidney enriched inositol phosphatase), a human gene * Simple Key-Management for Internet Protocol * SKIP of New York (Sick Kids need Involved People), a non-profit agency aiding ...

) went to the instead. He would later move to

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

, and played in the

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...

and 1988 Labatt Brier for

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...

Awards

* Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award:

Teams

Sweden

Canada

Personal life

Håkansson is a member of a family of curlers. His father Stig is a 1968 Swedish men's champion, his brother 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 curlers Swedish curling champions Canadian male curlers Curlers from Nova Scotia Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Canada 20th-century Canadian sportsmen 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Canada-curling-bio-stub