Evert Karlsson

Not to be confused with Ewert Karlsson.

Evert Gotthardt Karlsson (4 August 1920 – 23 May 1996) was a Swedish ski jumper.

He was born in Løkken Verk in Norway,[1] and grew up there with his ski jumper brothers Arthur and Kåre Karlsson. They represented the sports club Løkken IF. Evert Karlsson moved to Örnsköldsvik in his father's home country Sweden in 1940, and joined the club IF Friska Viljor.[2]

At the 1948 Winter Olympics, he finished eleventh.[1] He won the 1949 Swedish championships, finished eleventh at the 1950 World Ski Championships and 23rd at the at the 1954 World Ski Championships.[2] He died in May 1996 in Örnsköldsvik.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Evert Karlsson". Sports-Reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/evert-karlsson-1.html. Retrieved 18 January 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Løkken IFs historie fra 1896" (in Norwegian). Løkken IF. http://www.lokken-if.no/index.php?artikkelvalg=vis_innhold&visning=1&id=1&kat=62. Retrieved 16 January 2011.