Kåre Karlsson
Kåre Ingemar Karlsson (28 January 1924 – 21 June 2024) was a Swedish ski jumper.
Biography
[edit]Karlsson was born in Løkken Verk in Norway, and grew up there with his ski jumper brothers Arthur and Evert Karlsson. They represented the sports club Løkken IF. Kåre Karlsson moved to Örnsköldsvik in his father's home country Sweden in 1944, and joined the club IF Friska Viljor.[1]
He finished 21st at the 1950 World Ski Championships. Three other Løkken IF members (current or former) participated here; Evert Karlsson, Arthur E. Tokle, and Vidar Lindboe-Hansen. At the Swedish Championships, Kåre Karlsson finished sixth in 1945, ninth in 1946, seventh in 1948, second in 1949, and eighth in 1953.[1]
Karlsson turned 100 in January 2024,[2] and died on 21 June.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Løkken IFs historie fra 1896" (in Norwegian). Løkken IF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "Kåre 100 år | 7an". 7an.se. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Kåre Ingemar Karlsson". Gravar.se. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
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