Gunilla Andersson
Encyclopedia
Gunilla Andersson is an ice hockey
player from Sweden
. Andersson play Defenceman position for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics
and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics
.
Also she play with the Segeltorps IF
in the Riksserien
(Sweden league elite).
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 from Sweden
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....
. Andersson play Defenceman position for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
.
Also she play with the Segeltorps IF
Segeltorps IF
Segeltorps IF is a Swedish football club located in Kungens Kurva. -Background:Segeltorps Idrottsföreningen is a sports club in Kungens Kurva in Huddinge Municipality in Metropolitan Stockholm. The club is well known for its women's ice-hockey team....
in the Riksserien
Women's ice hockey in Sweden
Women's Ice Hockey in Sweden has 3 425 players in 2011. The Riksserien is the league elite of Women's ice Hockey. This league is organized by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association...
(Sweden league elite).
Awards and honors
- Best players of each team selection (as voted by coaches), 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship