The Swedish players at the 1996 European championships

Men

Jan-Ove Waldner

Born:3/10 1965
Handedness:Right
No of team matches for Sweden before the championship:215
Current club:Kalmar BTK
First club:Stockholms Spårvägars GoIF
Other clubs:ATSV Saabrücken (Germany), Ängby SK
Biggest merits:World Singles Champion 1989, runner up 1987 and 1991, 3 times Worlds Team Champion, Olympic Singles Champion 1992, Europe top-12winner seven times, twice runner up in the European Singles Championship (1982 and 1994), Swedish Champion six times
Best results 1995-96:Europe top-12 victory in Charleroi, winner in Finlandia Open, finalist in SOC
Elite League results 1995-96:25-3 (+8-0 in the play-offs)

Peter Karlsson

Born:25/5 1969
Handedness:Right
No of team matches for Sweden before the championship:99
Current club:Falkenbergs BTK
First club:IFK Falköping
Other clubs:Steinhagen (Germany), Manage (Belgium), UTT Levallois (France
Ranking:World no 14, Europe no 7, Sweden no 2
Biggest merits:World Doubles Champion 1991, 3 times Worlds Team Champion, Swedish Champion twice (1994, 1995)
Best results 1995-96:Quarterfinalist in SOC
Elite League results 1995-96:Didn't play in Sweden

Jörgen Persson

Born:22/4 1966
Handedness:Right
No of team matches for Sweden before the championship:156
Current club:Falkenbergs BTK
First club:Halmstad BTK
Other clubs:Borussia Düsseldorf (Germany), Malmö FF, ATSV Saabrücken (Germany), Hertha/Super Donic Berlin (Germany)
Ranking:World no 16, Europe no 8, Sweden no 3
Biggest merits:World Singels Champion 1991, 3 times Worlds Team Champion, European Singles Champion 1986, Europe top-12 winner 1992, Swedish Champion three times
Best results 1995-96:Unknown
Elite League results 1995-96:21-7 (+5-5 in the play-offs)

Erik Lindh

Born:24/5 1964
Handedness:Left
No of team matches for Sweden before the championship:164
Current club:Falkenbergs BTK/Altena (Germany)
First club:Kungälvs BTK
Other clubs:Mölndals BTK, Bremen (Germany), Bad Hamm (Germany), TTC Jülich (Germany), Malmö FF
Ranking:World no 25, Europe no 15, Sweden no 4
Biggest merits:3 times Worlds Team Champion, finalist of SOC 1987, Swedish Champion 1985
Best results 1995-96:Quarterfinalist in SOC
Elite League results 1995-96:Didn't play in Sweden

Thomas von Scheele

Born:23/3 1969
Handedness:Left
No of team matches for Sweden before the championship:50
Current club:Malmö FF
First club:IK Kometen, Bollnäs
Other clubs:BTK Safir, Söderhamns UIF
Ranking:World no 66, Europe no 41, Sweden no 12
Biggest merits:World Doubles Champion 1991
Best results 1995-96:Runner up in Finlandia Open
Elite League results 1995-96:15-13

Jens Lundquist

Born:29/8 1979
Handedness:Right
No of team matches for Sweden before the championship:-
Current club:Söderhamns UIF
First club:Valbo AIF
Other clubs:-
Ranking:World no 187, Sweden not among the top 25
Biggest merits:Finalist in Safirs International Feb 1996
Best results 1995-96:Finalist in Safirs International Feb 1996
Elite League results 1995-96:12-11 (played as third or fourth man in team)

Women

Åsa Svensson

Born:11/2 1971
Handedness:Right
No of team matches for Sweden before the championship:109
Current club:Halmstads BTK
First club:Halmstads BTK
Other clubs:-
Ranking:World no 28, Europe no 9, Sweden no 1
Biggest merits:Semifinalist in SOC 1991
Best results 1995-96:Quarterfinalist in Austrian Open Championship
Elite League results 1995-96:22-0 (+7-1 in the play-offs)

Marie Svensson

Is not playing because of her foot injury, Linda Nordenberg is sent instead.
Born:9/8 1967
Handedness:Right
No of team matches for Sweden before the championship:157
Current club:Lyckeby BTK, Röthenbach (Germany)
First club:Baskemölla IF
Other clubs:Rönninge SK, Mölndals BTK
Ranking:World no 37, Europe no 11, Sweden no 2
Biggest merits:European Singles Champion 1994, Europe top-12 runner up 1992, Swedish Champion four times
Best results 1995-96:Unknown
Bundesliga results 1995-96:7-10 (up to and including november)

Pernilla Pettersson

Born:12/1 1972
Handedness:Right
No of team matches for Sweden before the championship:76
Current club:Spårvägens BTK
First club:Lohärads IF
Other clubs:BTK Tälje, Södertörns SS, Rönninge SK, Halmstads BTK
Ranking:World no 75, Sweden no 4
Biggest merits:Swedish Champion three times (1991, 1992, 1996)
Best results 1995-96:Winner in Finlandia Open, Swedish Champion
Elite League results 1995-96:17-5 (+6-2 in the play-offs)

Jenny Jönsson

Born:14/2 1973
Handedness:Right
No of team matches for Sweden before the championship:10
Current club:Lyckeby BTK
First club:BTK Rekord (Råå BTK)
Other clubs:-
Ranking:World no 171, Sweden no 7
Biggest merits:Unknown
Best results 1995-96:Unknown
Elite League results 1995-96:19-7 (+2-2 in the play-offs)

Linda Nordenberg

Is playing instead of Marie Svensson because of her foot injury.
Born:14/2 1973
Handedness:Right
No of team matches for Sweden before the championship:10
Current club:Norrköpings BTK
First club:Finspångs AIK
Other clubs:-
Ranking:Unknown
Biggest merits:Unknown
Best results 1995-96:Unknown
Elite League results 1995-96:Unknown
Last changed 1996-09-03 11:00 by Ola "corps" Ågren (corps@accum.se)