Connie Östlund

Connie Östlund
Curler
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Born(1960-02-22)22 February 1960
Died27 October 2023(2023-10-27) (aged 63)
Team
Curling clubKarlstads CK, Karlstad
Curling career
Member Association Sweden
World Championship
appearances		2 (1982, 1984)
European Championship
appearances		1 (1985)
Other appearancesWorld Senior Championships: 2 (2012, 2014)
Medal record
Curling
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Duluth
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1985 Grindelwald
Swedish Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1982
Gold medal – first place 1985
World Senior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Dumfries
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Tårnby

Connie Östlund (22 February 1960 – 27 October 2023)[1] was a Swedish curler.[2]

He was a 1984 World bronze medallist and 1985 European silver medallist.

In 2015 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1981–82 Connie Östlund Tony Eng Henrik Holmberg Anders Svennerstedt SMCC 1982 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sören Grahn Connie Östlund Niclas Järund Tony Eng WCC 1982 (4th)
1983–84 Connie Östlund (fourth) Per Lindeman (skip) Carl von Wendt Bo Andersson WCC 1984 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1984–85 Connie Östlund (fourth) Per Lindeman (skip) Carl von Wendt Bo Andersson SMCC 1985 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1985–86 Connie Östlund (fourth) Per Lindeman (skip) Bo Andersson Göran Åberg ECC 1985 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2011–12 Connie Östlund Morgan Fredholm Lars Lindgren Glenn Franzén Stig Sewik Stig Sewik WSCC 2012 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2013–14 Connie Östlund Morgan Fredholm Lars Lindgren Glenn Franzén Lennart Carlsson WSCC 2014 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Personal life

Connie Östlund was married to Bitte Berg-Östlund, former Swedish curler, she played for Sweden on World and European championships. Their daughter Cecilia Östlund is a curler too, who became 2011 World champion.

References

  1. ^ "Death Notice Connie Östlund". minnesrummet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  2. ^ "Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Herrar - Svenska Curlingförbundet (Swedish male national curlers)" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2019. (look for "Östlund, Connie")


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