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Karlsson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Karl" or "Karl's son". It is one of the most common surnames in Sweden and has a number of alternative spellings. Apart from Karlsson, Carlsson is the most common spelling variation. Karlson and Carlson also exist, but are uncommon, as are Carlzon and Qarlsson. The parallel Danish-Norwegian forms are Karlsen and Carlsen.
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Sonanza Ensemble is a Swedish ensemble focused on contemporary music. Jan Risberg is the conductor and leader.
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Ove Karlsson was a sports journalist and Olympic historian from Sweden. He was working as a journalist for more than 50 years. Since the 1970s, he was also involved in the Swedish Olympic Committee's team guides and official reports. In 1991, he was a founding member of the ISOH. In 1994, he was also a founding president of the Olympic Section of the SIHSS.
Jan Egon Karlsson is a retired Swedish wrestler, who often competed both in Greco-Roman and freestyle divisions at the same championships. In this way he won two medals each at the 1972 Olympic Games and 1973 World Senior Championships. He remains the last wrestler to win a medal in both styles in the same Olympic Games.
Tobias Karlsson is a Swedish former handball player who last played for SG Flensburg Handewitt. He competed for the Swedish national team that won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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Kristian Karlsson is a Swedish table tennis player.
Events from the year 1904 in Sweden
Ewa Rydell is a Swedish former artistic gymnast who won two medals at the 1963 European Championships. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in the 11th and 8th place with the Swedish team, respectively. Her father Sven Rydell won a bronze medal in football at the 1924 Olympics.
Ann-Marie "Mia" Elizabeth Karlsson is a former Swedish cross-country skier. She competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics representing Sweden. She is the mother of cross-country skier Frida Karlsson.
Eva-Lena Karlsson is a Swedish cross-country skier. She competed in the women's 5 kilometres at the 1984 Winter Olympics. She is the older sister of cross-country skier Ann-Marie Karlsson, and the maternal aunt of Frida Karlsson.
Joon-Olof Karlsson is a Swedish basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Frida Karlsson is a Swedish cross-country skier. She won a silver medal in the women's 10 kilometres classical, bronze medal in the women's 30 kilometre freestyle mass start, and gold as a member of the women's 4 × 5 kilometre relay during the 2019 FIS World Championships in Seefeld in Tirol, Austria. With this win, she became the youngest cross-country skiing World Cup gold medalist in history. In April 2018, she received a 50,000 Swedish kronor prize for promising new skiers from former skier Johan Olsson and a bank. The award also gave her the opportunity to use Olsson as a mentor. Karlsson is the daughter of former cross-country skier Ann-Marie Karlsson.
The Sweden women's national artistic gymnastics team represents Sweden in FIG international competitions.
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- ↑ "Ann-Ewa Karlsson Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
