Nickname: | Tigern (Tiger) |
Birth Date: | 7 June 1941 |
Birth Place: | Sundsvall, Sweden |
Death Date: | 23 October 2010 (aged 69) |
Death Place: | Gävle, Sweden |
Height: | 188 cm |
Weight: | 87 kg |
Sport: | Ice hockey |
Club: | Brynäs IF, Gävle |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Rolf Lennart Johansson (7 June 1941 – 23 October 2010) was a Swedish ice hockey defender. He was a key figure in Brynäs IF, winning seven national titles as a player (1964, 1966–68 and 1970–72) and then one as a coach in 1980. Internationally he competed only at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he won a silver medal.
After retiring from competitions Johansson worked as a coach, and prepared the Swedish team to the 1976 World Championships. He was later employed at the Culture & Recreation department of the Gävle municipality.