 Kjell Oscarius in August 2017 | ||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Swedish | |||||||||||||
| Born | 1 May 1943 Stockholm | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Curling | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kjell Oscarius (born 1 May 1943 in Stockholm) is a Swedish curler and World Champion. He won a gold medal at the 1973 World Curling Championship. [1] [2]
In 1973 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.
Kjell's younger brother Bengt is also a curler and teammate.
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