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Ulf "Tickan" Carlsson

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Ulf Carlsson
Full nameUlf Carlsson
Nickname(s)Tickan
Nationality Sweden
Born (1961-04-02) 2 April 1961 (age 63)
Falkenberg, Sweden

Ulf "Tickan" Carlsson (born 2 April 1961 in Falkenberg, Sweden) is a Swedish former table tennis player, active at international level during the 1980s. His best achievement was gold at the 1985 World Championships.

World championships

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Carlsson competed at all championships from 1979 to 1989. His best result was in the doubles where he won gold together with Mikael Appelgren in 1985.

European Championships

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He took part at all European championships between 1980 and 1988. He won the team tournament in 1980 and 1986 as part of the Swedish team.[1] He took silver in the Double together with Mikael Appelgren in 1986.

Other International Tournaments

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His best places in Europe Top-12 were 4th (1986) and 6th (1987). He won the European League in 1986 as part of the Swedish team.

Club play

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Carlsson played with Swedish team Falkenbergs BTK until 1980, when he joined German Bundesliga team TTC Simex Jülich,[2] with which he won the 1984 European Club Championships. He returned to Falkenberg in 1985,[3] later he would play for its Swedish competitors, BTK Lyckeby and BTK Halmstad.[4]

Sources

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References

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  1. ^ Fredrik Larsson (24 January 2004). "Tickan minns och ser framåt" (in Swedish). Hallands nyheter. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. ^ DTS, 1980/13 S.5 (referenced in German Wikipedia)
  3. ^ DTS, 1985/7 S.23
  4. ^ svenskbordtennis.com Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine