Lennart Johansson (ice hockey)
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Nickname(s) | Tigern (Tiger) | |||||||||
Born |
7 June 1941 Sundsvall, Sweden | |||||||||
Died |
23 October 2010 (aged 69) Gävle, Sweden | |||||||||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | |||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||
Sport | Ice hockey | |||||||||
Club | Brynäs IF, Gävle | |||||||||
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Rolf Lennart Johansson (7 June 1941 – 23 October 2010) was a Swedish ice hockey defender. He was a key figure in Brynäs IF, winning seven national titles as a player (1964, 1966–68 and 1970–72) and then one as a coach in 1980. Internationally he competed only at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he won a silver medal.[1][2]
After retiring from competitions Johansson worked as a coach, and prepared the Swedish team to the 1976 World Championships. He was later employed at the Culture & Recreation department of the Gävle municipality.[1]
References
- 1 2 Lennart Johansson. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Lennart Johansson. Swedish Olympic Committee
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