Sigurd Bröms
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Sigurd Erik•Bröms |
| Used name | Sigurd•Bröms |
| Nick/petnames | Sigge |
| Born | 10 January 1932 in Leksand, Dalarna (SWE) |
| Died | 13 January 2007 (aged 75 years 3 days) in Sollerön, Mora, Dalarna (SWE) |
| Affiliations | Leksands IF, Leksand (SWE) |
| NOC |  Sweden |
Biography
Sigurd Bröms grew up in the small town of Leksand where he learned to play ice hockey with local children on a nearby frozen pond. Naturally talented Bröms made his début in the Swedish league for Leksands IF in 1946 when he was just 16-years-old. Apart from a couple of seasons with Bodens BK he remained at Leksands IF until he retired from the sport in the mid-1960s. He was also a mainstay on the Swedish national team, making 142 appearances for the side during his career. Bröms won gold at the World Ice Hockey Championships in 1953 and 1957, and represented Sweden at the Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo (1956) and Squaw Valley (1960).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Winter Olympics | Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) | SWE |
Sigurd Bröms | |||
| Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) | Sweden | 4 | ||||
| 1960 Winter Olympics | Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) | SWE |
Sigurd Bröms | |||
| Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) | Sweden | 5 |
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Ice Hockey Championships (2–2–4 1953 Zürich and Basel gold; 1955 Krefeld, Dortmund, and Köln bronze; 1956 Cortina d’Ampezzo (Olympics) silver; 1957 Moskva gold; 1958 Oslo silver; 1959 Praha, Bratislava, and Ostrava bronze; 1960 Squaw Valley (Olympics) bronze; 1961 Genève and Lausanne bronze)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Ice Hockey Championships (2–0–1 1953 Zürich and Basel gold; 1957 Moskva gold; 1958 Oslo bronze)