Carl-Johan Bernhardt
Carl-Johan Bernhardt (born March 8, 1946 - March 16, 2016 in Falkenberg ) was a Swedish table tennis player who was five times European champion with the Swedish team in the 1960s and 1970s . He has been called up to the national team at least 90 times.
Career
Carl-Johan Bernhardt achieved his first international successes at the European Junior Championships in Duisburg in 1963. Here he was second in the singles behind Istvan Korpa . He also won doubles with Kjell Johansson and mixed with Lena Rundstrom.
From 1964 to 1972 he took part in all five European championships . Here he was European champion every time with the Swedish team. He was nominated for world championships four times in the 1960s . He won bronze in the team competition in 1963 and 1967 .
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | European Championship | 1972 | Rotterdam | NED | 1 | |||
| SWE | European Championship | 1970 | Moscow | URS | 1 | |||
| SWE | European Championship | 1968 | Lyon | FRA | 1 | |||
| SWE | European Championship | 1966 | London | CLOSELY | 1 | |||
| SWE | European Championship | 1964 | Malmo | SWE | Quarter finals | 1 | ||
| SWE | European Youth Championship (Juniors) | 1963 | Duisburg | FRG | silver | gold | gold | |
| SWE | Nordic championships | 1971 | Oslo | NOR | gold | gold | 1 | |
| SWE | Nordic championships | 1969 | Solvesborg | SWE | Semifinals | silver | 1 | |
| SWE | Nordic championships | 1963 | Skara | SWE | Semifinals | silver | silver | 1 |
| SWE | World Championship | 1969 | Munich | FRG | last 64 | last 16 | last 64 | 5 |
| SWE | World Championship | 1967 | Stockholm | SWE | last 64 | last 32 | last 64 | 3 |
| SWE | World Championship | 1965 | Ljubljana | YUG | last 64 | last 16 | Agony | 6th |
| SWE | World Championship | 1963 | Prague | TCH | last 256 | last 64 | last 64 | 3 |
Private
Carl-Johan Bernhardt was married and had three children.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary (Swedish) (accessed March 31, 2016)
- ^ Carl-Johan Bernhardt results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed on March 27, 2016)
Web links
- Ian Marshall: Carl-Johan Bernhardt, Swedish Star of the Sixties, Passes Away , March 25, 2016 article on ittf.com (accessed March 27, 2016)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bernhardt, Carl-Johan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bernhardt, Karl-Johan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1946 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 16, 2016 |
| Place of death | Falkenberg |