Birger Holmqvist
Encyclopedia
Birger Ivar "Bigge" Holmqvist (December 28, 1900 – April 9, 1989) was a Swedish
ice hockey
player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics
and in the 1928 Winter Olympics
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In 1924 he finished fourth with the Swedish team in the first Winter Olympics ice hockey tournament
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Four years later he was a member of the Swedish ice hockey team, which won the silver medal.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics
1924 Winter Olympics
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France...
and in the 1928 Winter Olympics
1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...
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In 1924 he finished fourth with the Swedish team in the first Winter Olympics ice hockey tournament
Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics
At the 1924 Winter Olympics, an ice hockey tournament was contested. The competition was held from Monday, January 28, 1924 to Sunday, February 3, 1924. Canada defended their championship from the 1920 Summer Olympics...
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Four years later he was a member of the Swedish ice hockey team, which won the silver medal.