Niklas Jihde
Encyclopedia
Niklas Jihde is a Swedish
former floorball
player. Jihde has won the Floorball World Championship
with Sweden
five times, in 1998
, 2000
, 2002
, 2004
, and 2006
.
Since 2005, Jihde has been ranked in the top 10 of the world's best floorball players by Innebandymagazinet.
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....
former floorball
Floorball
Floorball, a type of floor hockey, is an indoor team sport which was developed in the 1970s in Sweden. Floorball is most popular in areas where the sport has developed the longest, such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The game is played...
player. Jihde has won the Floorball World Championship
Floorball World Championships
The Floorball World Championships are a biannual event organized by the International Floorball Federation . They were preceded by the European Championships which were held twice in 1994 and 1995....
with Sweden
Men's national floorball team of Sweden
The Sweden Men's National Floorball Team is the national floorball team of Sweden, and a member of the International Floorball Federation. It has won six out of seven men's world championships...
five times, in 1998
1998 Men's World Floorball Championships
The 1998 Men's Floorball Championships were the second world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 1998 in the Czech Republic, and won by Sweden.- Group A :- Group B :-Playoffs:-Semi-Finals:-Bronze Medal Match:...
, 2000
2000 Men's World Floorball Championships
The 2000 Men's Floorball Championships were the third world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 2000 in Norway, and won by Sweden.- Group A :-Group B :-Playoffs:-Semi-Finals:-Bronze Medal Match:...
, 2002
2002 Men's World Floorball Championships
The 2002 Men's World Floorball Championships were the fourth worldchampionships in men's floorball. It was held from 18 May 2002 to 25 May 2002 in Finland...
, 2004
2004 Men's World Floorball Championships
The 2004 Men's Floorball Championships were the fifth world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 2004 in Switzerland, and won by Sweden.-Group A:-Group B:-Final round:-Semi-finals:-Bronze medal match:...
, and 2006
2006 Men's World Floorball Championships
The 2006 Men's Floorball Championships were the sixth world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 2006 in Sweden, with the host country defeating Finland in sudden victory in the gold medal game. Sweden thus continued its tradition of winning these championships, but for the first...
.
Since 2005, Jihde has been ranked in the top 10 of the world's best floorball players by Innebandymagazinet.