| Thomas Persson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 14 February 1947 | ||
| Nationality |  Sweden | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | |
1967—1974 | Sweden | 68 | |
Thomas Persson (Bengt Thomas Persson) [1] (born 14 February 1947 in Helsingborg, Sweden) [2] is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics [3] held in Munich, Germany.
In 1972 he was part of the Swedish team which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. [3] He played four matches and scored six goals.
Jörgen Persson is a Swedish table tennis player. In two memorable World Table Tennis Championships finals he faced fellow Swede Jan-Ove Waldner in 1989 and 1991, losing the former and winning the latter. He also won four World Championship titles in Team.
Lars Fredrik Bergström is a male badminton player from Sweden.
Johanna Sofia Elisabeth Persson is a former Swedish badminton player. Persson started her junior career in Täby Badmintonförening, and won her first national junior title in 1993 in the U-14 girls' singles, doubles, and mixed doubles event. She won the Swedish National senior title 11 times from 2002 to 2012, 6 in the women's doubles, and 5 in the mixed doubles. She won the bronze medals at the 2004 European Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Fredrik Bergström, and also at the 2006 and 2008 European Championship in the women's doubles event with Elin Bergblom. Persson competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles with partner Bergström. They defeated Mike Beres and Jody Patrick of Canada in the first round and Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thungthongkam of Thailand in the second. In the quarterfinals, Persson and Bergström lost to Zhang Jun and Gao Ling of China 15–3, 15–1. After retiring from the international tournament, in 2009, Persson runs a project Girls of Badminton, to encourage and promote females within the Swedish Badminton Association. In 2011, she was awarded as a Person of the Year by the Badminton Europe. Her sister, Sara Persson, also an Olympian who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
Otto Gösta Adolf Persson was a Swedish freestyle swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Rudolf "Putte" Kock was a Swedish football, ice hockey and bridge player who won a bronze medal in the 1924 Summer Olympics as a football player, being voted the best left winger after the tournament. He also made six caps for the Swedish ice hockey team, including the Ice Hockey European Championship 1922, and scored five goals.
Maria Elisabeth Persson is a Swedish curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. She is a four-time world champion with the Swedish team, winning with skip Elisabet Gustafson in 1992, 1995, 1998, and 1999.
Gehnäll Persson was a Swedish Army fanjunkare and equestrian.
Jonas Lars Persson is an Olympic swimmer from Sweden. He swam for his homeland at the 2008 Olympics.
Markus Alexej Persson, also known as Notch, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is best known for creating the sandbox video game Minecraft, which has since become the best-selling video game of all time, and for founding the video game company Mojang in 2009.
Erik Persson was a Swedish football forward who played for AIK. He also played for Team Sweden at the 1936 Summer Olympics, and at the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France.
Events from the year 1904 in Sweden
Events from the year 1983 in Sweden
Linn Persson is a Swedish biathlete. Born in Torsby, she has competed in the World Cup, and represented Sweden at the 2016 World Championships.
Erik Persson is a Swedish swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He qualified to represent Sweden at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 200 metre breaststroke event.
Hubert Persson was a Swedish wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman bantamweight at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Events in the year 2020 in Sweden.
Gert Christian Persson is a Swedish equestrian. He competed in two events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Events in the year 2021 in Sweden.
Events in the year 2022 in Finland.
Anton Persson is a Swedish cross-country skier. He competed in the sprint at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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