Lars-Åke "Larsa" Nordström (born 23 July 1960, died 26 February 2009) was a Swedish curler and curling coach.[1]
| Lars-Åke Nordström | |
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| Other names | Larsa |
| Born | 23 July 1960 |
| Died | 26 February 2009 (aged 48) |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Örnsköldsviks CK, Örnsköldsvik, Östersunds CK, Östersund |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Sweden |
| World Championship appearances | 3 (1990, 1992, 1996) |
| European Championship appearances | 3 (1991, 1994, 1996) |
Medal record | |
He was a 1990 World men's bronze medallist.[2]
He participated on 2006 Winter Olympics as a coach of Swedish men's curling team.
In 1998 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.
Teams edit
Men's edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 1989–90 | Lars-Åke Nordström | Christer Ödling | Peder Flemström | Peter Nenzén | Anders Gidlund | Stefan Hasselborg | WCC 1990 
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| 1991–92 | Per Hedén | Jan Strandlund | Kenneth Rydén | Jan Lundblad | Lars-Åke Nordström | ECC 1991 (4th) | |
| Mikael Hasselborg | Hans Nordin | Lars Vågberg | Stefan Hasselborg | Lars-Åke Nordström | WCC 1992 (7th) | ||
| 1994–95 | Mikael Hasselborg | Hans Nordin | Lars Vågberg | Stefan Hasselborg | Lars-Åke Nordström | ECC 1994
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| 1995–96 | Lars-Åke Nordström | Jan Strandlund | Örjan Jonsson | Owe Ljungdahl | SMCC 1996 
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| Mikael Hasselborg | Stefan Hasselborg | Hans Nordin | Peter Eriksson | Lars-Åke Nordström | WCC 1996 (5th) | ||
| 1996–97 | Lars-Åke Nordström | Jan Strandlund | Örjan Jonsson | Owe Ljungdahl | Hans Nordin | Stefan Hasselborg | ECC 1996 
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Mixed edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1998 | Lars-Åke Nordström | Katarina Öberg | Hans Öberg | Cilla Ingelsson | SMxCC 1998 [3]
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Record as a coach of national teams edit
| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
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| 2000 | 2000 World Junior Curling Championships | Sweden (junior women) |
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| 2001 | 2001 World Junior Curling Championships | Sweden (junior women) |
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| 2002 | 2002 World Junior Curling Championships | Sweden (junior women) |
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| 2002 | 2002 European Curling Championships | Sweden (men) |
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| 2003 | 2003 European Curling Championships | Sweden (men) |
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| 2004 | 2004 World Men's Curling Championship | Sweden (men) |
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| 2004 | 2004 European Curling Championships | Sweden (men) |
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| 2005 | 2005 European Curling Championships | Sweden (men) |
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| 2006 | 2006 Winter Olympics | Sweden (men) |
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References edit
- ^ "Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Herrar – Svenska Curlingförbundet (Swedish male national curlers)" (in Swedish). Retrieved October 24, 2019. (look for "Nordström, Lars-Åke")
- ^ Lars-Åke Nordström on the World Curling database
- ^ "SM Mixed" (in Swedish). Svenska Curlingförbundet. Archived from the original on 2010-08-12. (web archive; champions from 1967—1968 to 2006—2007)
External links edit
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