Sven Tumba Johansson
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Ice hockey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1952 Oslo | Team Competition | |
| Silver | 1964 Innsbruck | Team Competition | |
Sven "Tumba" Johansson (born 1931 in Tumba, Sweden) was one of the most prominent Swedish ice hockey players of the 1950's and 60's, as well as a football player and golfer. Johansson, a centre, became best known as "Sven Tumba."
Tumba played for the Djurgardens IF Hockey club in Sweden from 1951 to 1966, which he helped lead to eight championships. He led the league in goals three times. He had a lengthy international career, playing for Sweden at 14 IIHF World Championships and four Winter Olympics. He was named best forward at the 1957 and 1962 World Championships, and was the top scorer at the 1964 Winter Olympics. Tumba scored 223 goals in 245 games for the Swedish national team. He also captained the national team. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997.
Tumba was the first European player to attend an NHL training camp, with the Boston Bruins in 1957.
Tumba also played one football game for Sweden. After his retirement from hockey, he became a serious golfer, as well as building golf courses. He established the World Golfers Championship for amateurs in 1995.
[edit] World Championships
- Gold: 1953, 1957, 1962
- Silver: 1963, 1964
- Bronze: 1952, 1954, 1958, 1965
[edit] Swedish Championships
- Gold: 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
