Hans Lindh

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Hans Lindh
Born(1930-12-02)2 December 1930
Died17 April 1987(1987-04-17) (aged 56)
Figure skating career
CountrySweden
Retired1957

Hans Lindh (2 December 1930 – 17 April 1987) was a Swedish figure skater. As a single skater, he was an eleven-time Swedish national champion. He also competed in pair skating with Barbro Leidestam and Gun Mothander. Lindh became a coach in 1960, working at Djurgårdens IF and other clubs in the Stockholm region, and founded the Swedish figure skating coaching association.[1] He died in an accident on 17 April 1987.[1]

Competitive highlights

Single skating

International
Event 46–47 47–48 48–49 49–50 50–51 51–52 52–53 53–54 54–55 55–56 56–57
Nordics 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd
National[2]
Swedish 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

Pair skating with Mothander

International
Event 1953–54 1954–55
Nordic Championships 3rd
National[3]
Swedish Championships 2nd 2nd

Pair skating with Leidestam

National[3]
Event 1943–44
Swedish Championships 3rd

References

  1. ^ a b "Årets Hans Lindh stipendiater" [This year's Hans Lindh scholarship recipients] (in Swedish). svenskkonstakning.se. 10 June 2014.
  2. ^ "SM i konståkning - herrar" [Swedish Figure Skating Championships - Men] (PDF) (in Swedish). svenskkonstakning.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b "SM i konståkning - par" [Swedish Figure Skating Championships - Pairs] (PDF) (in Swedish). svenskkonstakning.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2016.