Markus Eriksson (curler)

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Markus Eriksson
 
Born (1987-04-11) 11 April 1987 (age 37)
Team
Curling clubKarlstads CK, Karlstad,
Lits CC, Lit
Curling career
Member Association Sweden
World Championship
appearances
1 (2014)
Other appearancesWorld Junior Championships: 1 (2008),
Winter Universiade: 1 (2013)
Medal record
Curling
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Beijing
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Östersund
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Trentino
Swedish Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013
Gold medal – first place 2014
Bronze medal – third place 2008

Markus Eriksson (born 11 April 1987 in Karlstad, Sweden) is a Swedish curler.[1]

He is a 2014 World Men's silver medallist, 2013 Winter Universiade champion and two-time Swedish Men's champion.

Teams[edit]

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2006–07 Sebastian Kraupp Fredrik Lindberg Markus Eriksson Torbjörn Liljemark
2007–08 Sebastian Kraupp Anders Hammarström Fredrik Lindberg Markus Eriksson SMCC 2008 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2008 Oskar Eriksson Henric Jonsson Markus Franzén Nils Karlsson Markus Eriksson Sören Grahn WJCC 2008 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2008–09 Anders Eriksson Markus Eriksson Henric Jonsson Marcus Franzén Nils Karlsson SMCC 2009 (5th)
2009–10 Markus Eriksson Anders Eriksson Henric Jonsson Marcus Franzén Nils Karlsson SMCC 2010 (9th)
2011–12 Markus Eriksson Magnus Ekdahl Emil Ojala Henric Jonsson
2012–13 Kristian Lindström (fourth) Oskar Eriksson (skip) Markus Eriksson Christoffer Sundgren SMCC 2013 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2013–14 Oskar Eriksson Kristian Lindström Markus Eriksson Christoffer Sundgren Gustav Eskilsson (WMCC) Mathias Mabergs WUG 2013 1st place, gold medalist(s)
SMCC 2014 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 2014 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Personal life[edit]

Markus Eriksson is from a family of curlers: one of his brothers is well-known Swedish curler Oskar Eriksson, player on Team Niklas Edin, Olympic and World champion; another of his brothers is curler Anders Eriksson,[2] 2004 World Junior champion.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Herrar – Svenska Curlingförbundet (Swedish male national curlers)" (in Swedish). Retrieved August 5, 2019. (look for "Eriksson, Markus")
  2. ^ Anders (II) Eriksson on the World Curling database (born 1982, not Swedish curler Anders Eriksson who born 1956)

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