Lars-Åke Nordström

Lars-Åke "Larsa" Nordström (born 23 July 1960, died 26 February 2009) was a Swedish curler and curling coach.[1]

Lars-Åke Nordström
Curler
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Other namesLarsa
Born(1960-07-23)23 July 1960
Died26 February 2009(2009-02-26) (aged 48)
Team
Curling clubÖrnsköldsviks CK, Örnsköldsvik,
Östersunds CK, Östersund
Curling career
Member Association Sweden
World Championship
appearances		3 (1990, 1992, 1996)
European Championship
appearances		3 (1991, 1994, 1996)
Medal record
Curling
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Västerås
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1996 Copenhagen
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Sundsvall
Swedish Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1996
Gold medal – first place 2004 (?)

He was a 1990 World men's bronze medallist.[2]

He participated on 2006 Winter Olympics as a coach of Swedish men's curling team.

In 1998 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.

Teams

Men's
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1989–90 Lars-Åke NordströmChrister ÖdlingPeder FlemströmPeter NenzénAnders GidlundStefan HasselborgWCC 1990 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1991–92 Per HedénJan StrandlundKenneth RydénJan LundbladLars-Åke NordströmECC 1991 (4th)
Mikael HasselborgHans NordinLars VågbergStefan HasselborgLars-Åke NordströmWCC 1992 (7th)
1994–95 Mikael HasselborgHans NordinLars VågbergStefan HasselborgLars-Åke NordströmECC 1994 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1995–96 Lars-Åke NordströmJan StrandlundÖrjan JonssonOwe LjungdahlSMCC 1996 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mikael HasselborgStefan HasselborgHans NordinPeter ErikssonLars-Åke NordströmWCC 1996 (5th)
1996–97 Lars-Åke NordströmJan StrandlundÖrjan JonssonOwe LjungdahlHans NordinStefan HasselborgECC 1996 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Mixed
Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1998 Lars-Åke NordströmKatarina ÖbergHans ÖbergCilla IngelssonSMxCC 1998 1st place, gold medalist(s)[3]

Record as a coach of national teams
Year Tournament, event National team Place
20002000 World Junior Curling Championships Sweden (junior women)
1st place, gold medalist(s)
20012001 World Junior Curling Championships Sweden (junior women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
20022002 World Junior Curling Championships Sweden (junior women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
20022002 European Curling Championships Sweden (men)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
20032003 European Curling Championships Sweden (men)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
20042004 World Men's Curling Championship Sweden (men)
1st place, gold medalist(s)
20042004 European Curling Championships Sweden (men)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
20052005 European Curling Championships Sweden (men)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
20062006 Winter Olympics Sweden (men)
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References
  1. "Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Herrar – Svenska Curlingförbundet (Swedish male national curlers)" (in Swedish). Retrieved October 24, 2019. (look for "Nordström, Lars-Åke")
  2. Lars-Åke Nordström on the World Curling Federation database
  3. "SM Mixed" (in Swedish). Svenska Curlingförbundet. Archived from the original on 2010-08-12. (web archive; champions from 1967—1968 to 2006—2007)
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