Svante Granholm

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Svante Granholm
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Born (1947-03-15) 15 March 1947 (age 78) [1]
Sundsvall, Sweden [1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for Frölunda HC
Timrå IK
National teamFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Playing career 1962–1980

Nils Svante Granholm (born 15 March 1947) is a Swedish former ice hockey forward and Olympian.

Granholm played with Team Sweden at the 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble, France. [2] He previously played for Frölunda HC [1] and Timrå IK in the Swedish Elite League. [3]

In 1975, Svante Granholm and his teammates survived a dramatic plane crash while traveling to an away game against Brynäs. The aircraft crashed into a forest and remained undiscovered for nearly an hour. Miraculously, all passengers survived, though several players, including Granholm himself, sustained injuries requiring hospitalization. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Svante Granholm. Swedish Olympic Committee
  2. ↑ "Svante Granholm Olympic Stats".
  3. ↑ Society for International Hockey Research Database, retrieved June 29, 2015
  4. ↑ "Frölunda HC".
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