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| Born | 29 September 1944 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Bærum CC, Oslo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 2 (1971, 1972) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship appearances | 1 (1975) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sven Kroken (born 29 September 1944) is a former Norwegian curler.
He is a champion of the first-ever European Curling Championships, played in 1975 [2] and a three-time Norwegian men's curling champion. [1]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1970–71 | Knut Bjaanaes | Sven Kroken | Per Dammen | Kjell Ulrichsen | WCC 1971 (6th) |
| 1971–72 | Knut Bjaanaes | Sven Kroken | Per Dammen | Kjell Ulrichsen | WCC 1972 (6th) |
| 1975–76 | Knut Bjaanaes | Sven Kroken | Helmer Strømbo | Kjell Ulrichsen | ECC 1975  |
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