Håkan Wickberg

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameNils Håkan•Wickberg
Used nameHåkan•Wickberg
Born3 February 1943 in Gävle, Gävleborg (SWE)
Died9 December 2009 in Gävle, Gävleborg (SWE)
Measurements173 cm / 78 kg
AffiliationsBrynäs IF, Gävle (SWE)
NOC Sweden

Biography

Between 1958 and 1975, Håkan Wickberg represented Brynäs IF, a club from Gävle headed by his father Thure. One of the top teams in Swedish ice hockey in that era, Brynäs and Wickberg won the Swedish League seven times during his career: 1964, 1966-1968, 1970-1972. In 1971, he was awarded the Golden Puck for the best player in the Swedish league or national team. He ended his career with a single season for Falun IF. Debuting for the Swedish national team in 1962, Wickberg won a total of 163 caps. Wickberg won 6 World Championship medals, the “Tre Kronor” being runner up in 1970 and 1973, and bronze medallist in 1965, 1971, 1972 and 1974. At the Olympics, Sweden failed to medal with Wickberg present, placing 4th in both 1968 and 1972.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1968 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) SWE Håkan Wickberg
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Sweden 4
1972 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) SWE Håkan Wickberg
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Sweden 4

Special Notes