Roy Berglöf

Roy Berglöf
 
Born(1926-04-24)April 24, 1926
DiedJuly 27, 2017(2017-07-27) (aged 91)[1]
Team
Curling clubIF Göta, Karlstad,
Karlstads CK, Karlstad
Curling career
Member Association Sweden
World Championship
appearances
2 (1968, 1971)
Medal record
Curling
Swedish Men's Championship
1968
1971

Roy Holger Berglöf (April 24, 1924 – July 27, 2017) was a Swedish curler.[2]

He was a two-time Swedish men's curling champion (1968, 1971) and played for Sweden in two World championships. He was also a 1970 Swedish mixed curling champion.

In 1972 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.

He was also a bandy player, winning a bronze medal at the 1957 Bandy World Championship.

Teams

Men's

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
1967–68 Roy Berglöf (fourth) Kjell Grengmark (skip) Sven Carlsson Stig Håkansson SMCC 1968
WCC 1968 (4th)
1970–71 Roy Berglöf (fourth) Kjell Grengmark (skip) Erik Berglöf Lars-Erik Håkansson SMCC 1971
WCC 1971 (5th)
1979–80 Rune Forsberg Kjell Grengmark Roy Berglöf Uno Jansson SSCC 1980 [3]
1983–84 Lennart Hemmingson Roy Berglöf Stig Håkansson Sven Gustafson SSCC 1984
1987–88 Lennart Hemmingson Stig Håkansson Sven Gustafson Roy Berglöf Kjell Grengmark SSCC 1988
1989–90 Lennart Hemmingson Roy Berglöf Stig Håkansson Kjell Grengmark SSCC 1990
1991–92 Roy Berglöf Kjell Grengmark Stig Håkansson Sven Gustavsson SSCC 1992

Mixed

Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1970 Lennart Hemmingson Maggie Berglöf Roy Berglöf Ingegerd Hemmingson SMxCC 1970

Personal life

His son Erik Berglöf[4] is a curler too, Roy and Erik played together for Sweden at the 1971 World men's championship.

References

  1. ^ Familjesidan.se | Dödsannonser från hela landet(in Swedish)
  2. ^ "Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Herrar - Svenska Curlingförbundet (Swedish male national curlers)" (in Swedish). Retrieved December 17, 2019. (look for "Berglöf, Roy")
  3. ^ Tidigare mästare Oldboys - Svenska Curlingförbundet(in Swedish)
  4. ^ Erik Berglöf at World Curling