Roy Berglöf
Roy Holger Berglöf (April 24, 1924 – July 27, 2017) was a Swedish curler.[2]
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| Born | April 24, 1926 | |||||||||||||
| Died | July 27, 2017 (aged 91)[1] | |||||||||||||
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| Curling club | IF Göta, Karlstad, Karlstads CK, Karlstad | |||||||||||||
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| World Championship appearances | 2 (1968, 1971) | |||||||||||||
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He was a two-time Swedish men's curling champion (1968, 1971) and played for Sweden in two World championships. He was also a 1970 Swedish mixed curling champion.
In 1972 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.
He was also a bandy player, winning a bronze medal at the 1957 Bandy World Championship.
Teams
Men's
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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| 1967–68 | Roy Berglöf (fourth) | Kjell Grengmark (skip) | Sven Carlsson | Stig Håkansson | SMCC 1968  WCC 1968 (4th) | |
| 1970–71 | Roy Berglöf (fourth) | Kjell Grengmark (skip) | Erik Berglöf | Lars-Erik Håkansson | SMCC 1971 WCC 1971 (5th) | |
| 1979–80 | Rune Forsberg | Kjell Grengmark | Roy Berglöf | Uno Jansson | SSCC 1980 | |
| 1983–84 | Lennart Hemmingson | Roy Berglöf | Stig Håkansson | Sven Gustafson | SSCC 1984 | |
| 1987–88 | Lennart Hemmingson | Stig Håkansson | Sven Gustafson | Roy Berglöf | Kjell Grengmark | SSCC 1988 |
| 1989–90 | Lennart Hemmingson | Roy Berglöf | Stig Håkansson | Kjell Grengmark | SSCC 1990 | |
| 1991–92 | Roy Berglöf | Kjell Grengmark | Stig Håkansson | Sven Gustavsson | SSCC 1992 |
Mixed
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1970 | Lennart Hemmingson | Maggie Berglöf | Roy Berglöf | Ingegerd Hemmingson | SMxCC 1970 |
Personal life
His son Erik Berglöf[4] is a curler too, Roy and Erik played together for Sweden at the 1971 World men's championship.
References
- Familjesidan.se | Dödsannonser från hela landet(in Swedish)
- "Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Herrar - Svenska Curlingförbundet (Swedish male national curlers)" (in Swedish). Retrieved December 17, 2019. (look for "Berglöf, Roy")
- Tidigare mästare Oldboys - Svenska Curlingförbundet(in Swedish)
- Erik Berglöf on the World Curling Federation database
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