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Evert Karlsson

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Evert Karlsson
Personal information
Born4 August 1920
Løkken Verk, Norway
Died23 May 1996 (aged 75)
Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Sport
SportSki jumping
ClubIF Friska Viljor, Örnsköldsvik

Evert Gotthardt Karlsson (4 August 1920 – 23 May 1996) was a Swedish ski jumper[1] who finished eleventh in the normal hill event at the 1948 Winter Olympics.[2] He won the 1949 Swedish championships, and finished 11th at the 1950 World Ski Championships and 23rd at the 1954 World Ski Championships.[3]

He was born in Løkken Verk in Norway,[2] and grew up there with his ski jumper brothers Arthur and Kåre. They represented the sports club Løkken IF. In 1940 Evert moved to Örnsköldsvik in his father's home country Sweden, and joined the club IF Friska Viljor.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Evert Karlsson. Swedish Olympic Committee
  2. ^ a b Evert Karlsson. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ a b "Løkken IFs historie fra 1896" (in Norwegian). Løkken IF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.