Ove Karlsson (sports journalist)

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Ove Karlsson (approximately "oo-vay kahwl-son", born 25 April 1944, died 24 April 2021) was a sports journalist and Olympic historian from Sweden. [1] He was working as a journalist for more than 50 years. [2] Since the 1970s, he was also involved in the Swedish Olympic Committee's team guides and official reports. [2] In 1991, he was a founding member of the ISOH (International Society of Olympic Historians). [2] [3] In 1994, he was also a founding president of the Olympic Section of the SIHSS (Swedish Ice hockey Historical and Statistical Society). [1] [4]

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Biography

In 1944, Ove Karlsson was born in Motala, Sweden. [1]

In 1964 (age 20), he started his career in sports journalism in Stockholm, where he resided ever since.

From 1967 to 1993 (age 23 to 49), he was involved in media service organisation at major international sports events in Sweden. [2] Since the 1970s, he has been involved in the Swedish Olympic Committee's team guides and official reports (the Olympiaboken, "Olympic Books"). [2] From 1973 to 1981 (age 29 to 37), he was a member of the Executive Committee of the AIPS (Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive, the International Organization of the Sports Press). [2] In 1980 (age 36), he was press attaché of Sweden's Olympic teams. [2]

In 1986 (age 42), he was a founding member of SOF (Sveriges Olympiahistorikers Förening, the Swedish Society of Olympic Historians), and its secretary from 1986 to 1988 (age 42 to 44). [2]

In 1991 (age 47), he was a founding member of the ISOH (International Society of Olympic Historians). [2] [3] He wrote articles for the ISOH's Journal of Olympic History (formerly Citius, Altius, Fortius), especially the obituaries of Olympians. In 2004 (age 60), he became officer of the ISOH, [2] [5] on the 2004–2008 Executive Committee. [5]

In 1994 (age 50), he was a founding president of the SIHSS (Swedish Ice hockey Historical and Statistical Society). As of 2007, he his still president of the Olympic Section of the SIHSS. [1] [4]

Journalism

Ove Karlsson was working as a sports journalist in Stockholm for more than 40 years: [2]

Bibliography

Publications include:

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  1. 1 2 3 4 AZ Hockey, cited.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ISOH 2004, cited.
  3. 1 2 See also the article "International Society of Olympic Historians".
  4. 1 2 SIHSS 2007, cited.
  5. 1 2 ISOH 2007, cited.
  6. ↑ WorldCat (2007). "OCLC 35619828". WorldCat.org.
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