Lars Karlsson (born 7 January 1948) is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]
In 1972 he was part of the Swedish team which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. [1] He played four matches.
Sweden competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 131 competitors, 104 men and 27 women, took part in 90 events in 18 sports.
Sweden competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. 145 competitors, 122 men and 23 women, took part in 102 events in 18 sports.
Sweden competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 177 competitors, 111 men and 66 women, took part in 109 events in 22 sports.
Frölunda Hockey Club, previously known as the Frölunda Indians, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They currently play in the highest Swedish league, the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), formerly the Elitserien, where they have played for most of the club's existence. They last played in the lower division, the Allsvenskan, in 1995. Frölunda have won the national championship title five times: in 1965, 2003, 2005, 2016 and 2019.
The Sweden men's national basketball team represents Sweden in international basketball competition. The national team is controlled by the Swedish Basketball Federation.
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.
Sweden competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 100 competitors, 86 men and 14 women, took part in 95 events in 13 sports.
Sweden competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Bengt Gustaf Jansson is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden.
Anders Michanek is a Speedway rider. In 1974 he won the Speedway World Championship in his Swedish homeland with a maximum score of 15 points.
Bernt Eveart Persson was a Swedish international motorcycle speedway rider.
The 1970 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 37th edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. 21 nations participated in three different divisions or pools:
Stig Johanson was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1938 and 1974.
Karl-Axel Karlsson was a Swedish sports shooter. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.
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.
Lars Olof Karlsson is a Swedish ice hockey defenceman who played for the Swedish national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics. He played for IF Björklöven and for Leksands IF.
Lars Erik Hindmar was a Swedish racewalker. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in the 10 km and at the 1956 Summer Olympics in the 20 km event, but was disqualified in both cases.
Sweden competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October 2000.
Lars Karlsson is a Swedish chess grandmaster (1982), Swedish Chess Championship winner (1992).