Sven Ragnar Thunman (20 April 1920 – 8 July 2004) was a Swedish ice hockey defenseman. Between 1946 and 1957 he capped 114 times with the Swedish national team and scored 14 goals. During that time he won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics, finishing fourth in 1948.[1]
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| Born | 20 April 1920 Södertälje, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 July 2004 (aged 84) Södertälje, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Ice hockey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Södertälje SK (1941–59) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thunman won three Swedish titles with Södertälje, in 1944, 1953 and 1956. After retiring from competitions he first worked as a coach with Väsby IK in 1959–64. He then became an ice hockey and football referee in the 1960s and 1970s, and was a korpfotball referee until his death in 2004.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sven Thunman Biography". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
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