Ingvar Oldsberg

Ingvar Gunnar Oldsberg (31 March 1945  10 February 2022) was a Swedish television presenter and sports journalist.

Ingvar Oldsberg
Oldsberg in 2015
Born
Ingvar Gunnar Oldsberg

(1945-03-31)31 March 1945
Annedal, Sweden
Died10 February 2022(2022-02-10) (aged 76)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Occupation(s)Sports journalist, television presenter

Early life

Oldsberg was born on 31 March 1945 in Annedal Parish, Gothenburg.[1] Oldsberg grew up in Mölnlycke outside Gothenburg. On his mother's side, he had Norwegian roots.[2] He passed studentexamen in 1965 and then did military basic training in Älvsborg Regiment (I 15) in Borås as a medic.[3]

Career

He is best known for hosting På spåret between 1987 and 2009. In April 2014, Oldsberg was revealed as the new host of Bingolotto at Sjuan replacing Marie Serneholt.[4]

Personal life

Oldsberg lived in an apartment in Gothenburg. He also owned a house on Orust and an apartment in Costa del Sol, Spain. He has also owned the Baldersnäs manor in Dalsland. He has been married to Laila Oldsberg and Monica Oldsberg and cohabits with Gunilla Knutsson and Pauline Wood. From 2016 until her death, Oldsberg was engaged to hotel director Maria Sandeblad. He had three children;[3] Staffan Oldsberg (born 1968), Karolina Oldsberg (born 1975) with Laila and Viktoria Oldsberg (born 1989) with Gunilla.[5]

Death

Oldsberg died of a heart attack on 10 February 2022, at the age of 76.[6]

References

  1. Sveriges befolkning 1990 (in Swedish). Ramsele: Svensk arkivinformation (SVAR), Riksarkivet. 2011. ISBN 978-91-88366-91-7. SELIBR 12076919.
  2. Nilsson, Kristina (9 August 2014). "Följ med Ingvar Oldsberg till barndomens Mölnlycke!". Hemmets Veckotidning (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  3. Amster, Karin (6 September 2009). "Ingvar Oldsberg - ett liv i rutan". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
  4. "Ingvar Oldsberg tar över Bingolotto". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 25 March 2014. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  5. Wilson, Malou (10 February 2022). "Ingvar Oldsberg fick tre barn – så ser Staffan, Karolina och Viktoria ut idag". Hänt Extra (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  6. Shimoda, Anna; Shimoda, Hans; Hansson, Andreas; Elmervik, Linn; Digerstedt, Linnea (10 February 2022). "Ingvar Oldsberg är död – blev 76 år gammal". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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