Roy Berglöf

Roy Berglöf
Curler
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Born(1926-04-24)April 24, 1926
DiedJuly 27, 2017(2017-07-27) (aged 91)[1]
Karlstad
Team
Curling clubIF Göta, Karlstad,
Karlstads CK, Karlstad
Curling career
Member Association Sweden
World Championship
appearances		2 (1968, 1971)
Medal record
Curling
Swedish Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1968
Gold medal – first place 1971

Roy Holger Berglöf (April 24, 1924 – July 27, 2017) was a Swedish curler.[2]

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
1967–68 Roy Berglöf (fourth) Kjell Grengmark (skip) Sven Carlsson Stig Håkansson SMCC 1968 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1968 (4th)
1970–71 Roy Berglöf (fourth) Kjell Grengmark (skip) Erik Berglöf Lars-Erik Håkansson SMCC 1971 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1971 (5th)
1979–80 Rune Forsberg Kjell Grengmark Roy Berglöf Uno Jansson SSCC 1980 1st place, gold medalist(s)[3]
1983–84 Lennart Hemmingson Roy Berglöf Stig Håkansson Sven Gustafson SSCC 1984 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1987–88 Lennart Hemmingson Stig Håkansson Sven Gustafson Roy Berglöf Kjell Grengmark SSCC 1988 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1989–90 Lennart Hemmingson Roy Berglöf Stig Håkansson Kjell Grengmark SSCC 1990 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1991–92 Roy Berglöf Kjell Grengmark Stig Håkansson Sven Gustavsson SSCC 1992 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Mixed

Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1970 Lennart Hemmingson Maggie Berglöf Roy Berglöf Ingegerd Hemmingson SMxCC 1970 1st place, gold medalist(s)

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

  1. ^ Familjesidan.se | Dödsannonser från hela landet(in Swedish)
  2. ^ "Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Herrar - Svenska Curlingförbundet (Swedish male national curlers)" (in Swedish). Retrieved December 17, 2019. (look for "Berglöf, Roy")
  3. ^ Tidigare mästare Oldboys - Svenska Curlingförbundet(in Swedish)
  4. ^ Erik Berglöf at World Curling


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