God Almqvist

God Almqvist
Date of birth	June 25, 1921
place of birth	Skelleftea , Sweden
date of death	December 21, 1994
Place of death	Skelleftea , Sweden
position	defender
Career stations
1949-1960	Skellefteå AIK

Göte Augustin Almqvist (born June 25, 1921 in Skellefteå ; † December 21, 1994 there ) was a Swedish ice hockey player .

Career

At club level, Göte Almqvist played exclusively for his home club Skellefteå AIK . From 1949 to 1960 he entered with his team in Division 1 , the then highest Swedish league.

International

For Sweden Almqvist took part in the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo , where he and his team won the bronze medal. As the best European team, Sweden also became European champions. He was also in his country's squad at the 1953 and 1954 World Championships . At the 1953 World Cup he won the gold medal with Sweden and was also European champion with his country. At the 1954 World Cup, he and his team won the bronze medal.

Achievements and Awards

• 1952 bronze medal at the Olympic Winter Games
• 1953 gold medal at the world championship
• 1954 bronze medal at the world championship

Web links

• Göte Almqvist at eurohockey.com
• Göte Almqvist in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )