Christer Källén

Christer Källén (13 September 1940 – 22 January 2019[1]) was a Swedish curler.[2]

Christer Källén
Curler
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Born(1940-09-13)13 September 1940
Died22 January 2019(2019-01-22) (aged 78)
Nyköping
Team
Curling clubStallmästaregårdens CK, Stockholm
Curling career
Member Association Sweden
World Championship
appearances		1 (1970)
Medal record
Curling
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Utica
Swedish Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1970

He was a 1970 World Men's bronze medallist and a 1970 Swedish men's curling champion.

In 1973 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1969–70 Claes Källén (fourth)Christer KällénSture LindénTom Schaeffer (skip)SMCC 1970 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1970 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Personal life

Christer's younger brother Claes is also a curler and his teammate.

References
  1. ""Vi minns många, många de härliga stunderna tillsammans" - Nyheter - Eskilstuna Kuriren" (in Swedish). 2 February 2019. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019. transl. "We remember many, many wonderful moments together" OTHER Christer Källén, Nyköping, died on 22 January 2019 after a period of illness at the age of 78.
  2. "Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Herrar - Svenska Curlingförbundet (Swedish male national curlers)" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2019. (look for "Källén, Christer")
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