Inga Arfwidsson

Inga Arfwidsson (born 26 April 1940) is a Swedish female curler.[1]

Inga Arfwidsson
Curler
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Born (1940-04-26) 26 April 1940
Team
Curling clubNorrköpings CK, Norrköping
Curling career
Member Association Sweden
World Championship
appearances		3 (1985, 1986, 1987)
European Championship
appearances		2 (1978, 1985)
Medal record
Curling
World championships
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Kelowna
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Aviemore
Swedish Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1978
Gold medal – first place 1985

She is a 1986 World championship bronze medallist and a 1978 European champion.

She was a board member of the Swedish Curling Association (SCA)[2] from 1980 to 1988, and was SCA chairperson from 1990 to 1991.

She is also an international curling judge.

In 1979 she was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Her older sister Barbro was her teammate.

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
1977–78 Inga ArfwidssonBarbro ArfwidssonIngrid AppelquistGunvor BjörhällSWCC 1978 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1978–79 Inga ArfwidssonBarbro ArfwidssonIngrid AppelquistGunvor BjörhällECC 1978 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1984–85 Maud Nordlander (fourth)Inga Arfwidsson (skip)Ulrika ÅkerbergBarbro ArfwidssonSWCC 1985 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1985 (4th)
1985–86 Maud Nordlander (fourth)Inga Arfwidsson (skip)Ulrika ÅkerbergBarbro ArfwidssonECC 1985 (5th)
WCC 1986 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1987 Elisabeth HögströmBirgitta SewikEva AnderssonBitte BergInga ArfwidssonWCC 1987 (6th)

References
  1. Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Damer - Svenska Curlingförbundet Archived 2019-05-07 at the Wayback Machine(in Swedish) (Swedish female national curlers; look at "Arfwidsson, Inga")
  2. "Svenska Curlingförbundet". Svenska Curlingförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-05-15.
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