Birger Holmqvist
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| Born | 28 December 1900 Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 April 1989 (aged 88) Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Ice hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kronobergs IK (1920–21) IK Göta, Bromma (1921–28) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Birger Ivar "Bigge" Holmqvist (28 December 1900 – 9 April 1989) was a Swedish ice hockey and bandy player. He competed in the 1924 and 1928 Winter Olympics and won a silver medal in 1928.[1] His team finished fourth in 1924, but he was named the best European player of the tournament. Between 1922 and 1928 Holmqvist played 30 international matches and scored 30 goals.[2]
Holmqvist won Swedish ice hockey titles in 1922, 1924, 1927 and 1928 and bandy titles in 1925 and 1927 with IK Göta. Between 1921 and 1926 he also played for Berliner SC and won the 1924 Spengler Cup and German titles in 1921 and 1923–26.[2]
References
- ^ Birger Holmqvist Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Birger Holmqvist. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
Categories:
- 1900 births
- 1989 deaths
- Ice hockey players at the 1924 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1928 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Swedish ice hockey players
- Swedish bandy players
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Medalists at the 1928 Winter Olympics
- IK Göta Bandy players
- IK Göta Ishockey players