Pia Morelius

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Pia Morelius
Born (1966-03-31) 31 March 1966 (age 57)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Position Defender
Shot Left
Played for FOC Farsta
Södertälje SK
National teamFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Playing career 19891998

Pia Morelius (born 31 March 1966) is a Swedish ice hockey player.

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Career

Morelius began her career with Södertälje, before transferring to FoC Farsta. [1] [2] She played in the inaugural IIHF Women's World Championship in 1990, and would appear again at the World Champhionships in 1992, 1994, and 1997. [3] She also competed in the women's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics. [4]

She would retire from international hockey after the Olympics.

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References

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  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pia Morelius Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2019.