Lars-Göran Birger Nilsson (born 9 March 1944)
Swedish Olympic Committee is a retired professional

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player who played in the

Elitserien Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. In many sports, Elitserien is the highest league, with the second highest named Allsvenskan. Elitserien leagues at present: * Elitserien (badmint ...

for

Brynäs IF Brynäs IF is a Swedish professional ice hockey team from Gävle. The club currently plays in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), promoted from the HockeyAllsvenskan, the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, following the 2023–24 season. The ...

. He placed fourth with the

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at the

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

and

1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside ...

. He played all 13 games (7 in 1968 and 6 in 1972) and scored two goals at each Games.Lars Goran Nilsson at Sports Reference
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1976 Canada Cup The 1976 Canada Cup was an international ice hockey tournament held September 2 to 15, 1976, in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg and Quebec City in Canada as well as in Philadelphia, in the United States. It was the first of five Canada Cup ...

team.

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Lars-Göran Nilsson Biography and Statistics – Olympics
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Sports-Reference.com
1944 births Living people Brynäs IF players People from Jokkmokk Municipality Swedish ice hockey left wingers Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Ice hockey people from Norrbotten County {{Sweden-icehockey-winger-stub