Tom Berggren

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Tom Berggren
 
Born (1942-06-26) 26 June 1942 (age 79)
Team
Curling clubSundsvalls CK, Sundsvall
Career
Member AssociationFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
World Championship
appearances
1 (1974)

Tom Lennart Berggren [1] (born 26 June 1942) is a Swedish curler. [2]

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He is a 1974 World championship silver medallist and a 1974 Swedish men's curling champion.

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1973–74 Jan Ullsten Tom Berggren Anders Grahn Roger Bredin SMCC 1974 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1974 Silver medal icon.svg

Personal life

His son Niklas [3] is a curler as well. He played for Sweden in four World Men's championships.

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References

  1. Tom Lennart Berggren (Uppsala, 77 år) - Merinfo.se (in Swedish)
  2. "Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Herrar - Svenska Curlingförbundet (Swedish male national curlers)" (in Swedish). Retrieved December 1, 2019. (look for "Berggren, Tom")
  3. Niklas Berggren on the World Curling Federation database