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| Born | 18 February 1936 (age 88) Skellefteå, Sweden | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Gymnastics | |||||||||||
| Club | Skellefteå GF | |||||||||||
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Doris Linnea Birgitta Hedberg (later Asplund; born 18 February 1936) is a retired Swedish gymnast. She won a silver medal in the team portable apparatus event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]
Johan "Moose" Hedberg is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender. During a career that lasted from 1993 to 2014 he played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks, Dallas Stars, Atlanta Thrashers, and New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as Leksands IF of the Swedish Elitserien, as well as several minor league teams. After several years in Sweden Hedberg moved to North America in 1997 and made his NHL debut in 2000. Internationally he played for the Swedish national team at several tournaments, including the 2002 Winter Olympics and several World Championships, winning gold at the 1998 World Championship.
Lena Asplund in Motala, Östergötlands County, Sweden, is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. She was member of the Riksdag from 2006 to 2018. Asplund is a member of the Moderates' party board and was also previously union chairman for the Moderate Party in Västernorrland. Asplund is married with 3 children and lives in Sollefteå, Västernorrland.
Carl-Erik Asplund was a Swedish speed skater who won a bronze medal in the 10000 m event at the 1952 Olympics. In the 1500 metres event he finished fourth and in the 5000 metres competition he finished sixth.
Ingemar Harald Robert Hedberg was a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1950s. He won the silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Hedberg also won three gold medals at the 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen, earning them in the K-1 4×500 m, K-2 500 m, and K-2 1000 m events. He died in May 2019 at the age of 99.
Hedberg is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Karl Asplund was a Swedish poet, short story writer and art historian. He made his literary debut in 1912, and was awarded the Dobloug Prize in 1955.
Events from the year 1978 in Sweden
Maria Josefin Asplund is a Swedish actress. She is known to international audiences for her roles as Astrid on the History Channel series Vikings and Pernilla Blomkvist in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). She starred in the 2015 film adaptation of the Swedish novel The Circle.
Karl Birger Asplund was a Swedish hammer thrower. He represented his native country at the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Olympics with the best result of 21st place in 1964. At the 1958 European Athletics Championships he placed sixth, setting a national record.
Bengt Asplund is a Swedish former cyclist. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics.
Rasmus Asplund is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
Susanne Hedberg is a Swedish former international footballer who played as a midfielder. She played for Sweden at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup and 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. She scored against Brazil in the 1991 World Cup.
Events from the year 1690 in Sweden
Måns Hedberg is a Swedish snowboarder who competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Gunnar Ström was a Swedish speed skater. He competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics and the 1956 Winter Olympics. Ström died on 4 February 2024, at the age of 93.
Bernt Åke Hedberg was a Swedish weightlifter. Competing in the middleweight division in 1952 he won the European title and placed sixth at the Summer Olympics. Next year he moved to a lighter weight category and finished second at the European championships.
Stig Hedberg was a Swedish sailor. He competed in the Swallow event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Hans Asplund was a Swedish architect. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Hans Asplund was married in his second marriage to Anne Asplund. He is buried at Skogskyrkogården in Stockholm.
The Sweden women's national artistic gymnastics team represents Sweden in FIG international competitions.
Peter "Pira" André Hedberg is a Swedish politician, teacher and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Västernorrland County since September 2022. He is a member of the municipal council in Kramfors Municipality. He is a teacher.
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