Gert Blomé

Gert Blomé
	Gert Blomé in the early 1960s
Personal information
Born	28 August 1934; Gävle, Sweden
Died	27 January 2021 (aged 86); Göteborg, Sweden
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Ice hockey
Club	Gävle IK (1956–1961); Västra Frölunda IF (1961–1972)
Retired	1972
Medal record
Representing Sweden
Olympic Games
World Championships

Gert Arne Blomé (28 August 1934 – 27 January 2021) was a Swedish ice hockey player. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in fifth and second place, respectively. At the world championships he won one gold (1962), two silver (1963 and 1967) and two bronze medals (1958, 1967). He was a European champion in 1962, finished second in 1958, 1963, 1964 and 1967 and third in 1959–1961 and 1965.^[1]^[2]

Blomé started to play with Gävle IK in 1956 and won a national title next year. In 1961 he moved to Västra Frölunda IF and won another Swedish title in 1965, receiving the Goldpucken Award as the best Swedish player. He was selected to the Swedish all-star team in 1961, 1962, 1965 and 1967 and was awarded the Stora Grabbars Märke #55.^[1]

He died in January 2021 at the age of 86.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Gert Blomé". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012.
^ Gert Blomé. Swedish Olympic Committee
^ Frölundas guldhjälte Gert Blomé, 86, död

External links

Gert Blomé at EliteProspects.com
Gert Blomé at Eurohockey.com
Gert Blomé at Olympedia
Gert Blomé at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)

[sr-1] "Gert Blomé". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012.

[sok-2] Gert Blomé. Swedish Olympic Committee

[3] Frölundas guldhjälte Gert Blomé, 86, död

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