Sven Thunman Explained

Birth Date:20 April 1920
Birth Place:Södertälje, Sweden
Death Date:8 July 2004 (aged 84)
Death Place:Södertälje, Sweden
Sport:Ice hockey
Club:Södertälje SK (1941–59)
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Sven Ragnar Thunman (20 April 1920  - 8 July 2004) was a Swedish ice hockey defenseman. Between 1946 and 1957 he capped 114 times with the Swedish national team and scored 14 goals. During that time he won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics, finishing fourth in 1948.[1]

Thunman won three Swedish titles with Södertälje, in 1944, 1953 and 1956. After retiring from competitions he first worked as a coach with Väsby IK in 1959–64. He then became an ice hockey and football referee in the 1960s and 1970s, and was a korpfotball referee until his death in 2004.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sven Thunman Biography. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417161806/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/th/sven-thunman-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 23 January 2011.