Björn Rudström (born 10 May 1954 in Härnösand, Sweden) is a Swedish curler and curling coach.[1]
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| Born | 10 May 1954 |
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| Curling club | Härnösands CK, Magnus Ladulås CK |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Sweden |
| World Championship appearances | 2 (1975, 1977) |
| European Championship appearances | 2 (1977, 1981) |
| Other appearances | World Senior Championships: 1 (2006) |
He is a 1977 World Men's champion, a 1977 European champion and a Swedish men's champion.
In 1978 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.
Teams edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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| 1973–74 | Anders Thidholm | Ragnar Kamp | Christer Mårtensson | Björn Rudström | SJCC 1974 
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| 1974–75 | Ragnar Kamp (fourth) | Björn Rudström | Christer Mårtensson | Axel Kamp (skip) | SMCC 1975 WCC 1975 (4th) | |
| 1976–77 | Ragnar Kamp | Håkan Rudström | Björn Rudström | Christer Mårtensson | SMCC 1977 WCC 1977
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| 1977–78 | Ragnar Kamp | Björn Rudström | Håkan Rudström | Christer Mårtensson | ECC 1977
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| 1981–82 | Göran Roxin | Björn Rudström | Håkan Rudström | Christer Mårtensson | Hans Timan | ECC 1981 
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| 2005–06 | Jan Ullsten | Björn Rudström | Lars Strandqvist | Lars Engblom | WSCC 2006  [2]
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Record as a coach of national teams edit
| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
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| 2013 | 2013 Winter Universiade | Sweden (students men) |
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| 2013 | 2013 Winter Universiade | Sweden (students women) |
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Private life edit
Rudström is from family of curlers. His younger brother Håkan was Björn's teammate when they won the World and European championships. Björn's daughter Karin is a 2011 World Women's champion. Håkan's daughter Amalia[3] played for Sweden at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.
References edit
- ^ "Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Herrar - Svenska Curlingförbundet (Swedish male national curlers)" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2019. (look for "Rudström, Björn")
- ^ "Meriterat Sundsvallslag till curling-VM för oldboys" (in Swedish). February 25, 2006.
- ^ Amalia Rudström on the World Curling database
External links edit
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