Rune Arnold Georg Johansson (23 August 1920 – 30 December 1998) was a Swedish

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player, best known for representing

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. He played 103 international games for Sweden and won the 1953 World Championships, as well as competing in the

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and

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, were a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 1952 in Oslo, the capital of Norway. Discussions about Oslo hosting ...

Club career

Born and raised in Stockholm, Johansson started to play ice hockey with local clubs BK Nordia and IK Sture as a youngster. In 1940, he made his debut in the senior roster of

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, competing in

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. He played five seasons with the club in the domestic top division. In 1945, Johansson joined

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. Known as a physical and reliable stay-at-home defenceman, he formed a strong defensive pairing with club legend Åke Andersson for several seasons. He won the Swedish championship with the club in 1951. He stayed with Hammarby IF for 10 seasons, before retiring in 1955. In total, Johansson played 132 games for the club and scored 39 goals.

International career

Johansson made 103 international appearances for the Swedish national team, making his debut in 1941. Competing in five

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, Johansson most notably won the gold medal in

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. He also won the silver medal with his country in

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and

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

. Johansson competed in the

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where Sweden placed fourth, and won the bronze medal with his country at the

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. He is a recipient of the honorary award

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, handed out by the

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Coaching career

After retiring, Johansson worked as an ice hockey coach for Hammarby IF and as a sports administrator with local club Nordia HC, based in the Stockholm suburb of

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Other sports

He was also talented in

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, competing in

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at the highest domestic level and winning the Stockholm district championships. Like many other ice hockey players at the time, Johansson also played bandy with

. He was listed as a reserve player for the club in 1945 and 1946.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johansson, Rune 1920 births 1998 deaths AIK IF players Hammarby Hockey (1921–2008) players Ice hockey people from Stockholm Ice hockey players at the 1948 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1952 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Olympic medalists in ice hockey Swedish male hammer throwers Hammarby IF Bandy players Swedish bandy players