Johnny Höglin
Kees Verkerk and Johnny Höglin (right) at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | (1943-02-26) 26 February 1943 (age 81) Nykroppa, Sweden | |||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||
Club | Karlstad SK | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 500 m – 40.3 (1970) 1000 m – 1:21.3 (1970) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Hans Johnny Höglin (born 26 February 1943) is a Swedish speed skater whose greatest moment was to win a gold medal in the 10000-meter event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.[1]
Höglin was a surprise winner, having never placed higher than 10th in the European or World Championships, and having finished fifth in the 1500 and 5000-meter races at the 1968 Olympics. He nevertheless edged favorite Fred Anton Maier by 0.3 seconds to win the 10000 meters.[2]
At the 1972 Winter Olympics, Höglin finished 9th in the 1500 meters and 12th in the 5000 meters.[2]
Höglin's younger brother Urban, along with Urban's fiancée Heidi Paakkonen, was murdered while touring New Zealand in 1989.
References
- ^ Johnny Höglin. Swedish Olympic Committee
- ^ a b Johnny Höglin. sports-reference.com
External links
- Profile at SkateResults.com
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- 1924: Julius Skutnabb (FIN)
- 1928: Event abandoned
- 1932: Irving Jaffee (USA)
- 1936: Ivar Ballangrud (NOR)
- 1948: Åke Seyffarth (SWE)
- 1952: Hjalmar Andersen (NOR)
- 1956: Sigvard Ericsson (SWE)
- 1960: Knut Johannesen (NOR)
- 1964: Jonny Nilsson (SWE)
- 1968: Johnny Höglin (SWE)
- 1972: Ard Schenk (NED)
- 1976: Piet Kleine (NED)
- 1980: Eric Heiden (USA)
- 1984: Igor Malkov (URS)
- 1988: Tomas Gustafson (SWE)
- 1992: Bart Veldkamp (NED)
- 1994: Johann Olav Koss (NOR)
- 1998: Gianni Romme (NED)
- 2002: Jochem Uytdehaage (NED)
- 2006: Bob de Jong (NED)
- 2010: Lee Seung-hoon (KOR)
- 2014: Jorrit Bergsma (NED)
- 2018: Ted-Jan Bloemen (CAN)
- 2022: Nils van der Poel (SWE)