Ken Bruneflod

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Ken Bruneflod
 
Born (1947-01-16) 16 January 1947 (age 77)
Team
Curling clubSundsvalls CK, Sundsvall
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
World Championship
appearances
1 (1979)
Medal record
Curling
Swedish Men's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1979

Ken Bruneflod (born 16 January 1947) is a Swedish curler. [1]

Contents

He is a 1979 Swedish men's curling champion.

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1978–79 Anders Grahn (fourth)Ken Bruneflod Karl-Erik Bruneflod (skip) Roger Bredin SMCC 1979 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1979 (7th)

Personal life

His father was Swedish curler Karl-Erik Bruneflod. They played together at the 1979 World championship.

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References

  1. "Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Herrar - Svenska Curlingförbundet (Swedish male national curlers)" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2019. (look for "Bruneflod, Ken")