Rune Johansson
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Rune Arnold Georg•Johansson |
| Used name | Rune•Johansson |
| Nick/petnames | Bom-Bom |
| Born | 23 August 1920 in Stockholm, Stockholm (SWE) |
| Died | 30 December 1998 in Bagarmossen, Stockholm, Stockholm (SWE) |
| Affiliations | Hammarby IF, Södermalm, Stockholm (SWE) |
| NOC |  Sweden |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Rune Johansson was considered as one of the most talented Swedish athletes during 1940s, as he played ice hockey, bandy, football and handball, and was an accomplished track & field athlete. From 1940-45 he played with AIK and from 1945-54 he was with Hammarby IF. With Hammarby, he won the Swedish ice hockey title in 1951. Internationally, Johansson, a defenseman, was capped 103 times for Sweden. He won an Olympic bronze in 1952, was World Champion in 1953 and won a World Championship silver in 1951. He was also European Champion in 1951-53, while winning silver in 1949 and bronze at the 1950 European Championships. He was awarded the Stora Grabbars Märke (Big Boys’ Badge) #29 in ice hockey, a Swedish sports honorary award created in 1928 by Bo Ekelund. After finishing his sporting career, Johansson worked as an ice hockey coach and sports administrator with BK Nordia.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Winter Olympics | Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) | SWE |
Rune Johansson | |||
| Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) | Sweden | 4 | ||||
| 1952 Winter Olympics | Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) | SWE |
Rune Johansson | |||
| Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) | Sweden | 3 | Bronze |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Ice Hockey Championships (3–2–2 1947 Praha silver; 1948 St. Moritz (Olympics) bronze; 1949 Stockholm silver; 1950 London bronze; 1951 Paris gold; 1952 Oslo (Olympics) gold; 1953 Zürich and Basel gold)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Ice Hockey Championships (1–2–1 1947 Praha silver; 1951 Paris silver; 1952 Oslo (Olympics) bronze; 1953 Zürich and Basel gold)