| Sven Tumba | |
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Sven Tumba in 1960 |
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| Born | 27 August 1931 Stockholm, SWE |
| Died | 1 October 2011 (aged 80) Stockholm, SWE |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | Djurgårdens IF |
| National team | Sweden |
| Playing career | 1950–1966 |
| Website | www.sventumba.se |
Sven Tumba (born Sven Olof Gunnar Johansson; 27 August 1931 – 1 October 2011) was one of the most prominent Swedish ice hockey players of the 1950s and 60s. He also represented Sweden in football as well as golf.
Johansson first became known as "Tumba" in the 1950s since there were other players with the same last name, and he grew up in the Swedish town of Tumba. In October 1960 he married his wife Mona,[1] and five years later he, along with Mona, legally changed his family name to Tumba.
After his retirement from hockey, he became an accomplished golfer, a golf course designer as well as an ambassador to the game of golf, even officially introducing the game of golf to the former Soviet Union. He died on 1 October 2011 after being on the Danderyds sjukhus hospital for three months due to an infection in the hip.[2] He was subsequently honored prior to the Elitserien games that were played that day, with a one-minute silence.[3] His body was buried at the Engelbrekt church in Östermalm, Stockholm, on 20 October 2011. Approximately 500 friends and relatives arrived at the church to leave flowers and honour Sven Tumba.[1]
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| Medal record | ||
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| Competitor for Sweden | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | 1952 Oslo | Team |
| Silver | 1964 Innsbruck | Team |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1953 Zürich/Basel | Team |
| Bronze | 1954 Stockholm | Team |
| Gold | 1957 Moscow | Team |
| Bronze | 1958 Oslo | Team |
| Gold | 1962 Colorado Springs/Denver | Team |
| Silver | 1963 Stockholm | Team |
| Bronze | 1965 Tampere | Team |
Tumba played for the Swedish club Djurgårdens IF from 1950 to 1966, winning eight Swedish Championships and leading the league top goal scorer three years. He had a lengthy international career, playing for Sweden at 14 IIHF World Championships, four Winter Olympics, named best forward at the 1957 and 1962 World Championships and top scorer at the 1964 Winter Olympics. He also captained the national team. Djurgården has retired number 5 in his honor.
Tumba still holds the Swedish scoring record of 186 goals (in 245 games) for the Swedish national team.[4]
In 1997 he was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame[5] and was in 1999 awarded the "Best Swedish Ice-hockey Player of All Times", outvoting prominent players such as Peter Forsberg and Mats Sundin.
Tumba was the first European player to attend an NHL training camp, with the Boston Bruins in 1957.
As a player:
Ice hockey projects:
In the mid-50s Tumba played for Djurgårdens IF, the team which he also became Swedish Champions with. He also represented the Swedish national team.
After a successful career in ice hockey and football, Tumba dedicated himself to golf as a player, golf course designer and ambassador of the sport. Tumba was one of the people who introduced golf into Sweden. On the 100th anniversary of the Swedish Golf Federation in 2004, he was named the most influential person in the history of golf in that country, ahead of figures such as all-time women's golf great Annika Sörenstam.[6]
Tumba also officially introduced the game of golf to the former Soviet Union.
As a player:
Golf projects:
Tumba also wrote numerous books: Tumba says it all, Tumba's hockey school (translated into three languages), as well as My rich life (the naked truth).
Tumba was survived by his wife Mona and their four sons. For most of his retirement, he and his wife lived in West Palm Beach, Florida, returning to Sweden for the summer.[6]
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