Elisabeth Högström

Elisabeth Högström (born 17 March 1951 as Elisabeth Carlsson) is a Swedish curler, world champion and five times European champion.[1][2]

Elisabeth Högström
Personal information
NationalitySwedish
Born (1951-03-17) 17 March 1951
Sport
SportCurling
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Women’s Curling
Olympics
Silver medal – second place1988 Calgary (demonstration)
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 Perth Team
Silver medal – second place 1980 Perth Team
Silver medal – second place 1982 Geneva Team
European Curling Championships
Gold medal – first place 1976 West Berlin Team
Gold medal – first place 1980 Copenhagen Team
Gold medal – first place 1982 Kirkcaldy Team
Gold medal – first place 1983 Västerås Team
Gold medal – first place 1988 Perth Team
Silver medal – second place 1981 Grindelwald Team

In 1973 she was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame. In 2016 she was inducted into the World Curling Federation Hall of Fame.

International championships

Högström became world champion in 1981 as skip for the Swedish team.[3] She received a silver medal in 1980 and 1982.

She participated on the Swedish team that won the European championship in 1976. She received gold medals in the 1980, 1982, 1983 and 1988 European Curling Championships as skip for the team.

Personal life

Her father Sven Carlsson was a curler too, 1968 Swedish men's champion, he played for Sweden at the 1968 World Men's curling championship.

References
  1. Elisabeth Högström on the World Curling Federation database
  2. Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Damer - Svenska Curlingförbundet(in Swedish) (Swedish female national curlers; look at "Högström, Elisabeth")
  3. "Curling – Women: World Championships" (Retrieved on March 24, 2008)
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