Bengt Grive

Bengt Grive in 1959.

Bengt Edvin Axel Grive, née Gustafsson (21 March 1921 Stockholm – 17 September 2003 in Lidingö) was a Swedish sportscommentator, journalist and author.[1] He also worked as a firefighter in Stockholm during a few years in the 1940s. He worked at Aftonbladet newspaper between 1951 and 1956. He performed as a varietéartist between 1953 and 1960. In 1960 he became a reporter for SVT, where he worked until 1990 when he became a freelance journalist.[2] In 1993 he started working for Eurosport when the channel expanded its broadcast to the Nordics.[2] He got to commentate both Tennis and ski jumping. He also became a mentor for amongst others Chris Härenstam and Niklas Holmgren.[1]

He is best known for commentating Björn Borgs tennis finals in Wimbledon during the 1970s and 1980s. He also commentated table tennis, figure skating and football. He was part of the Swedish elite in table tennis, during a few year and won the Swedish championship in the sport in 1951.[3]

Bibliography

  • Pingis och alla tiders statistik. Stockholm: Norstedt. 1967. Libris 1982658
  • Swedish tennis: media guide. Göteborg: Volvo in Sports. 1985-1989. Libris 4109602
  • Glitter och stänk. Helsingborg: Nordjem. 1989. Libris 7644125. ISBN 91-7482-019-2
  • Resor med mål. Helsingborg: Nordjem. 1991. Libris 7644134. ISBN 91-7482-031-1
  • Blå gula guld: OS 100 år. Helsingborg: Nordjem. 1995. Libris 7644144. ISBN 91-7482-042-7
  • ”Personligt.”. Röster om Lars Forssell (Stockholm : ABF, 2001): sid. 63-72. 2001. Libris 3340520

References

  1. 1 2 "Bengt Grive död".
  2. 1 2 "En svensk mästare har gått ur tiden - DN.SE". 8 September 2003.
  3. ↑ SAXO, null (20 March 2008). "Grive skulle fyllt 87 år - Kristianstadsbladet".


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