David Säfwenberg

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCarl David•Säfwenberg
Used nameDavid•Säfwenberg
Born1 October 1896 in Uppsala, Uppsala (SWE)
Died31 July 1957 in Carpinteria, California (USA)
AffiliationsIFK Uppsala, Uppsala (SWE)
NOC Sweden

Biography

David Säfwenberg was primarily a bandy player whose brother, Sven “Sleven” Säfwenberg, was a national champion in bandy and a national team player and is considered one of the greatest ever Swedish bandy players. David Säfwenberg played for Berliner Sport Club and skated for Sweden in ice hockey at the 1920 Antwerpen Olympics. He later moved to the United States where he lived until his death in 1957.

Results

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