Sten Olsson (8 February 1944 - 7 March 2008) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

goalkeeper, who competed in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

. In 1972 he was part of the Swedish team which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches.

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1944 births 2008 deaths Swedish male handball players Olympic handball players for Sweden Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics IFK Kristianstad players 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-handball-bio-stub