Leif Solheim

Leif Solheim
Personal information
Full nameLeif Sigurd Solheim
Born(1932-07-14)14 July 1932
Oslo, Norway[1]
Died12 July 2024(2024-07-12) (aged 91)
Sport
SportIce hockey
ClubFuruset IF
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Norway
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Paris Team

Leif Sigurd Solheim (14 July 1932 – 12 July 2024) was a Norwegian ice hockey player. His achievements include winning a bronze medal with Norway at the 1951 Ice Hockey European Championships. He was awarded Gullpucken in 1959.

Career

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Solheim played for Furuset IF[1] and the Norway national team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1952.[2] He won a bronze medal with Norway at the 1951 Ice Hockey European Championships in Paris.[3]

He was awarded Gullpucken as best Norwegian ice hockey player in 1959, and was the first recipient of the prize.[4]

Personal life and death

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Born in Oslo on 14 July 1932,[1] Solheim was a brother of Olympian ice hockey player Øivind Solheim.[2]

Solheim died on 12 July 2024, at the age of 91.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Leif Solheim". olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Leif Solheim". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Ice Hockey Championships (821)". olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ^ Schanke, Tom A (2007). Norsk Idrettsleksikon (in Norwegian). Aller Forlag. p. 346. ISBN 978-82-8156-044-4.
  5. ^ Wulff, Rolf E. (16 July 2024). "En hedersmann og legende i norsk ishockeyhistorie har forlatt oss". Akers Avis Groruddalen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
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