Sven Tumba

Sven Tumba
IIHF Hall of Fame , 1997
Date of birth	August 27, 1931
place of birth	Tumba , Sweden
date of death	October 1, 2011
Place of death	Danderyd , Sweden
size	188 cm
Weight	86 kg
position	center
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1950-1957	Djurgårdens IF
1957	Québec Aces
1957-1966	Djurgårdens IF
1967-1968	Malmö FF

Sven Tumba (often also Sven "Tumba" Johansson ; born August 27, 1931 in Tumba as Sven Olof Gunnar Johansson ; † October 1, 2011 in Danderyd ) was a Swedish ice hockey , football and golf player .

Career

During his active time at Djurgårdens IF , he won eight Swedish championships in ice hockey and one in football . In 1959 he was champion in both sports at the same time. In addition, Johansson won three gold medals at ice hockey world championships .

In ice hockey, he scored 366 goals in 354 league games, and he also made 265 appearances in the Swedish national team . He was world champion in 1953, 1957 and 1962, twice he was runner-up in the world championship and four times third. At the Olympic Games in 1952 he won the bronze medal and in 1964 the silver medal. In 1997 he was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame .

After his professional career, Tumba also became a successful amateur golfer and golf course designer who designed many courses both in Sweden and internationally.

Achievements and Awards

ice Hockey

National

1954: Swedish champion with Djurgårdens IF 1955: Swedish champion with Djurgårdens IF 1958: Swedish champion with Djurgårdens IF 1959: Swedish champion with Djurgårdens IF 1960: Swedish champion with Djurgårdens IF

1961: Swedish champion with Djurgårdens IF 1962: Swedish champion with Djurgårdens IF 1963: Swedish champion with Djurgårdens IF 1964: Rinkens riddare

International

1952: Bronze medal at the Winter Olympics Bronze medal at the world championship Gold medal at the European Championship 1953: Gold medal at the world championship Gold medal at the European Championship 1954: bronze medal at the world championship Silver medal at the European Championship 1955: Bronze medal at the European Championships 1956: Silver medal at the European Championship 1957: Gold medal at the world championship Gold medal at the European Championship 1957: Best striker in the World Cup 1958: bronze medal at the world championship Silver medal at the European Championship

1960: Bronze medal at the European Championships 1961: Bronze medal at the European Championships 1962: Gold medal at the world championship Gold medal at the European Championship 1962: Best striker in the World Cup 1963: Silver medal at the world championship Silver medal at the European Championship 1964: Silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games Silver medal at the world championship Silver medal at the European Championship 1964: Top scorer at the Olympic Winter Games 1964: Best goalscorer at the Olympic Winter Games 1965: bronze medal at the world championship Bronze medal at the European Championship 1997: Induction into the IIHF Hall of Fame

Soccer

• 1959: Swedish champion with Djurgårdens IF
• 1956: a game for the Swedish national soccer team against the Norwegian national soccer team on September 16.

golf

• 1970: Winning the Scandinavian International Match Play of Golf .
• 1970: Participation for Sweden in the Eisenhower Trophy .
• 1973: Participation for Sweden in the World Cup.

Web links

Commons : Sven Tumba  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Sven Tumba at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Entry about Sven "Tumba" Johansson in ten.de.
• Tumba passes away at 80. In: webarchive.iihf.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018 .