Stig Andersson-Tvilling
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Stig Gunnar•Andersson-Tvilling |
| Used name | Stig•Andersson-Tvilling |
| Born | 15 July 1928 in Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholm (SWE) |
| Died | 20 September 1989 in Kungsängen, Upplands-Bro, Stockholm (SWE) |
| Affiliations | Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm (SWE) |
| NOC |  Sweden |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Along with his twin brother Hans, Stig Andersson-Tvilling took up ice hockey in 1947. Like his brother, he played his entire career from 1947-61 with Djurgårdens IF and won seven Swedish titles with them (1950, 1954, 1955, 1958-61). Internationally, Andersson-Tvilling earned 84 caps with the Swedish national team. He won an Olympic bronze in 1952, was a World Champion in 1953, won silver at the 1951 World Championships and bronze at the 1954 World Championships. He was also a European Champion from 1951-53, while taking silver at the 1954 and 1956 European Championships and bronze at the 1955 European Championships. Andersson-Tvilling was also an accomplished football player, earning one cap with the Swedish national team. He was awarded the Stora Grabbars Märke (Big Boys’ Badge) #45 in ice hockey, a Swedish sports honorary award created in 1928 by Bo Ekelund.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Winter Olympics | Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) | SWE |
Stig Andersson | |||
| Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) | Sweden | 3 | Bronze | |||
| 1956 Winter Olympics | Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) | SWE |
Stig Tvilling | |||
| Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) | Sweden | 4 |
Olympic family relations
- Twin brother of Hans Andersson-Tvilling
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Ice Hockey Championships (3–2–1 1951 Paris gold; 1952 Oslo (Olympics) gold; 1953 Zürich and Basel gold; 1954 Stockholm silver; 1955 Krefeld, Dortmund, and Köln bronze; 1956 Cortina d’Ampezzo (Olympics) silver)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Ice Hockey Championships (1–1–2 1951 Paris silver; 1952 Oslo (Olympics) bronze; 1953 Zürich and Basel gold; 1954 Stockholm bronze)