Lennart Svedberg
{{short description|Swedish ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| image_size = 230px
| caption =
| alt =
| played_for = Wifsta/Östrands IF
Grums IK
Brynäs IF
Mora IK
Timrå IK
| position = Defence
| shoots = Right
| height_m = 1.83
| weight_kg = 76
| ntl_team = Sweden
| birth_date = {{birth date|1944|2|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Östrand, Sweden
| death_date = {{death date and age|1972|7|29|1944|2|29|df=y}}
| death_place = Sörberge, Sweden
| career_start = 1959
| career_end = 1972
}}
Jan Lennart "Lill-Strimma" Svedberg (29 February 1944 – 29 July 1972) was a Swedish ice hockey defenceman. He played for Timrå IK and Brynäs IF. He also played on the Swedish national team during six IIHF World Championships and the 1968 Winter Olympics. Svedberg was named best defenceman at the 1970 World Championships.
Svedberg died in a road accident outside of Timrå, Sweden, in July 1972, colliding with Leif Engvalls' tour-bus.{{cite web|url=http://www.dubbeltallen.se/profiler/lennart-lill-strimma-svedberg/|title=Lennart "Lill-Strimma" Svedberg|publisher=Dubbeltallen|language=Swedish|date=8 September 2011|accessdate=27 January 2021}}
See also
Sources
- [http://www.hockeycanada.ca/5/0/5/1/index1.shtml IIHF Directorate Awards]
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External links
- {{icehockeystats}}
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Category:Ice hockey players with retired numbers
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden
Category:People from Timrå Municipality
Category:Road incident deaths in Sweden