Thomas Öberg (figure skater)

Thomas Öberg
Full nameLars Thomas Öberg
Born (1958-08-10) 10 August 1958 (age 66)
Gällivare, Sweden
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country Sweden
Skating clubGöteborgs Konståkningsklubb
Retiredc. 1981

Lars Thomas Öberg (born 10 August 1958) is a Swedish former competitive figure skater. He is a four-time Nordic champion (1973, 1976, 1978–79) and a nine-time Swedish national champion (1972–80).[1] He represented his country at the 1980 Winter Olympics and placed 14th.[2] A competitor at multiple World and European Championships, he finished in the top ten at the 1980 Europeans in Gothenburg.

Results

International
Event 70–71 71–72 72–73 73–74 74–75 75–76 76–77 77–78 78–79 79–80 80–81
Olympics 14th
Worlds 23rd 20th 17th 19th 14th
Europeans 21st 18th 18th 14th 13th 18th 10th 12th
NHK Trophy 5th
Nordics 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st
Prague Skate 10th
National[1]
Swedish 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

References

  1. ^ a b "Svenska Mästerskapen i Konståkning för Herrar" [Swedish Figure Skating Championships: Men] (PDF) (in Swedish).[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Thomas Öberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2010.


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