Kjell Svensson

Kjell Svensson

Personal information
Born	10 September 1938 (1938-09-10) (age 78) Södertälje, Sweden
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Ice hockey
Club	Södertälje SK (1954–59, 1962–69) Tabergs SK (1959–60) AIK (1960–62)
Medal record Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1964 Innsbruck Team World Championships 1962 Colorado Springs/Denver Team 1963 Stockholm Team 1965 Tampere Team 1967 Vienna Team

Kjell Gustaf Svensson (born 10 September 1938) is a retired Swedish ice hockey goaltender. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in fifth and second place, respectively. He won the world title in 1962, finishing second in 1963 and 1967 and third in 1965. Nationally he won only one title, with Södertälje SK in 1956, but was selected to the Swedish all-star teams in 1960–61 and 1963–64.^[1][2]

After retiring from competitions Svensson worked as a coach with Södertälje SK in 1972 and 1975–78 and with the national team in 1973–74. Then he had a successful career with Scania AB, becoming Senior Vice-President of truck manufacturing. This career made him resign from his position on the board of directors of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association in 1986.^[1]

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