Kjell Johansson (5 October 1946 – 24 October 2011) was a male table tennis player from Sweden.[1]
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Born | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 5 October 1946|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 24 October 2011 Eksjö, Sweden | (aged 65)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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From 1963 to 1977 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the European Table Tennis Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.[2][3] He won the 1965 Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.[4] He was a native of Eskilstuna.
He also won three English Open titles.
Johansson was called Hammaren, which means "The Hammer" in Swedish, because of his hard forehand. His brother Christer Johansson was also an international table tennis player.
Johansson died in Eksjö on 24 October 2011, aged 65, following a long illness.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kjell Johansson". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
- ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
- ^ "ITTF_Database". Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
- ^ Ex-table tennis champ Kjell Johansson dies at 65[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- Kjell Johansson at Table Tennis Media
- Documentary about Johansson
- Obituary
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