Hans Lindh

Hans Lindh
Personal information
Born(1930-12-02)2 December 1930
Died17 April 1987(1987-04-17) (aged 56)
Figure skating career
CountrySweden
Retired1957

Hans Lindh (2 December 1930 – 17 April 1987) was a Swedish figure skater. As a single skater, he was an eleven-time Swedish national champion. He also competed in pair skating with Barbro Leidestam and Gun Mothander. Lindh became a coach in 1960, working at Djurgårdens IF and other clubs in the Stockholm region, and founded the Swedish figure skating coaching association. He died in an accident on 17 April 1987.

Competitive highlights

Single skating

International
Event 46–47 47–48 48–49 49–50 50–51 51–52 52–53 53–54 54–55 55–56 56–57
Nordics3rd3rd3rd3rd3rd2nd
National
Swedish1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st

Pair skating with Mothander

International
Event 1953–54 1954–55
Nordic Championships3rd
National
Swedish Championships2nd2nd

Pair skating with Leidestam

National
Event 1943–44
Swedish Championships3rd

References

  1. 1 2 "Årets Hans Lindh stipendiater" [This year's Hans Lindh scholarship recipients] (in Swedish). svenskkonstakning.se. 10 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "SM i konståkning - herrar" [Swedish Figure Skating Championships - Men] (PDF) (in Swedish). svenskkonstakning.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 "SM i konståkning - par" [Swedish Figure Skating Championships - Pairs] (PDF) (in Swedish). svenskkonstakning.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2016.