Ingvar Oldsberg
{{Short description|Swedish television presenter and sports reporter (1945–2022)}}
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| name = Ingvar Oldsberg
| image = Ingvar Oldsberg 2015-08-05 006.jpg
| caption = Oldsberg in 2015
| birth_name = Ingvar Gunnar Oldsberg
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1945|03|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = Annedal, Sweden
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|02|10|1945|03|31|df=y}}
| death_place = Gothenburg, Sweden
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| occupation = Sports journalist, television presenter
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Ingvar Gunnar Oldsberg (31 March 1945{{spaced ndash}}10 February 2022) was a Swedish television presenter and sports journalist.
Early life
Oldsberg was born on 31 March 1945 in Annedal Parish, Gothenburg.{{cite book |title=Sveriges befolkning 1990 |year=2011 |publisher=Svensk arkivinformation (SVAR), Riksarkivet |location=Ramsele |language=sv |isbn=978-91-88366-91-7 |id={{LIBRIS|12076919}}}} Oldsberg grew up in Mölnlycke outside Gothenburg. On his mother's side, he had Norwegian roots.{{cite web |url=https://www.hemmets.se/folj-med-ingvar-oldsberg-till-barndomens-molnlycke/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612230759/https://www.hemmets.se/folj-med-ingvar-oldsberg-till-barndomens-molnlycke/ |work=Hemmets Veckotidning |title=Följ med Ingvar Oldsberg till barndomens Mölnlycke! |first=Kristina |last=Nilsson |date=9 August 2014 |access-date=17 February 2022 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |language=sv}} He passed studentexamen in 1965 and then did military basic training in Älvsborg Regiment (I 15) in Borås as a medic.{{cite news |url=http://www.svd.se/kulturnoje/nyheter/artikel_3474091.svd |newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet |title=Ingvar Oldsberg - ett liv i rutan |last=Amster |first=Karin |date=6 September 2009|access-date=3 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908161842/http://www.svd.se/kulturnoje/nyheter/artikel_3474091.svd |archive-date=8 September 2009 |language=sv}}
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.{{cite news |url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur--nojen/ingvar-oldsberg-tar-over-bingolottofaktabingolottos-programledarefaktaingv/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429163004/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur--nojen/ingvar-oldsberg-tar-over-bingolottofaktabingolottos-programledarefaktaingv/ |newspaper=Sydsvenskan |title=Ingvar Oldsberg tar över Bingolotto |date=25 March 2014 |access-date=20 April 2014 |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=live |language=sv}}
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; Staffan Oldsberg (born 1968), Karolina Oldsberg (born 1975) with Laila and Viktoria Oldsberg (born 1989) with Gunilla.{{cite web |url=https://www.hant.se/noje/ingvar-oldsberg-barn-staffan-karolina-viktoria-ser-ut/8231241 |work=Hänt Extra |title=Ingvar Oldsberg fick tre barn – så ser Staffan, Karolina och Viktoria ut idag |first=Malou |last=Wilson |date=10 February 2022 |access-date=17 February 2022 |language=sv}}
Death
Oldsberg died of a heart attack on 10 February 2022, at the age of 76.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/L5QdrR|title=Ingvar Oldsberg är död – blev 76 år gammal|work=Aftonbladet |first1=Anna |last1=Shimoda |first2=Hans |last2=Shimoda |first3=Andreas |last3=Hansson |first4=Linn |last4=Elmervik |first5=Linnea |last5=Digerstedt |date=10 February 2022 |accessdate=10 February 2022 |language=sv}}
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Category:20th-century Swedish journalists
Category:21st-century Swedish journalists
Category:Swedish television presenters
Category:Mass media people from Gothenburg
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