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Sven Thunman

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Sven Thunman
Personal information
Born20 April 1920
Södertälje, Sweden
Died8 July 2004 (aged 84)
Södertälje, Sweden
Sport
SportIce hockey
ClubSödertälje SK (1941–59)
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Oslo Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place Paris 1951 Team
Gold medal – first place Zürich/Basel 1953 Team
Bronze medal – third place Stockholm 1954 Team

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]

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

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  1. ^ a b "Sven Thunman Biography". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
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