Einar Lindqvist

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameEinar Laurentius•Lindqvist
Used nameEinar•Lindqvist
Nick/petnamesLinkan
Born31 May 1895 in Uppsala, Uppsala (SWE)
Died26 April 1972 in Uppsala, Uppsala (SWE)
AffiliationsIFK Uppsala, Uppsala (SWE)
NOC Sweden

Biography

Einar Lindqvist played ice hockey for Sweden at the 1920 Antwerpen Olympics and the 1921 European Championships, helping win gold at the Europeans. Lindqvist played forward and defense. His career is only documented for 1919-21, during which time he was with Uppsala IFK. He was known to be an excellent bandy player.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) SWE Einar Lindqvist
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Sweden 4

Special Notes