Bengt Oscarius

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Bengt Oscarius
Born (1944-09-04) 4 September 1944 (age 79)
Team
Curling clubDjursholms CK, Stockholm
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
World Championship
appearances
3 (1969, 1972, 1973)
European Championship
appearances
2 (1975, 1982)
Medal record
Curling
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1973 Regina
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1975 Megève
Swedish Men's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1969
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1972
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1973

Bengt Oscarius (born 4 September 1944) is a Swedish curler. [1]

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He is a 1973 World Men's champion and a three-time Swedish men's curling champion (1969, 1972, 1973).

In 1973 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1968–69 Kjell Oscarius Bengt Oscarius Claes-Göran "Boa" Carlman Christer Wessel SMCC 1969 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1969 (4th)
1971–72Kjell Oscarius Tom Schaeffer Bengt OscariusClaes-Göran "Boa" CarlmanSMCC 1972 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1972 (8th)
1972–73Kjell OscariusBengt OscariusTom SchaefferClaes-Göran "Boa" CarlmanSMCC 1973 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1973 Gold medal icon.svg
1975–76Kjell OscariusBengt OscariusTom SchaefferClaes-Göran "Boa" Carlman ECC 1975 Silver medal icon.svg
1982–83Tom SchaefferBengt Oscarius Lars Hegert Claes-Göran "Boa" Carlman ECC 1982 (5th)

Personal life

Bengt's older brother Kjell is also a curler and teammate.

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References

  1. "Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Herrar - Svenska Curlingförbundet" [National team players of all time - Men - Swedish Curling Association] (in Swedish). Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2019. (look for "Oscarius, Bengt")