Hans Öberg

Hans "Stöveln" Öberg (21 November 1926 – 9 March 2009) was a Swedish ice hockey and bandy player: He represented his country at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, winning the bronze medal in the team competition. He also played on the Swedish team that finished fourth in the competition four years later at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics. He was the brother of future Olympic silver medallist Carl-Göran Öberg. He played club hockey for Gävle Godtemplares IK,[1] with whom he won the Guldpucken award in 1957, a year after his 1952 international teammate Åke Lassas.[2] Öberg also played football and bandy, and won the Swedish bandy championship in 1959 with Skutskärs IF.[3]

Hans Öberg
Personal information
Born21 November 1926
Gävle, Sweden
Died9 March 2009 (aged 82)
Gävle, Sweden
Sport
SportIce hockey
ClubGävle Godtemplares IK
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
1952 Oslo Team
World Championships
Zürich/Basel 1953Team
Stockholm 1954Team
Moscow 1957Team
Oslo 1958Team

References
  1. "Hans Öberg Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  2. "A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey - Guldpucken". Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  3. Hans Öberg. Swedish Olympic Committee
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