| Full name | Leif Sigurd Solheim |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 14 July 1932 |
| Birth place | Oslo, Norway[1] |
| Death date | 12 July 2024 (aged 91) |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Club | Furuset IF |
Leif Sigurd Solheim (14 July 1932 – 12 July 2024) was a Norwegian ice hockey player. His achievements include winning a bronze medal with Norway at the 1951 Ice Hockey European Championships. He was awarded Gullpucken in 1959.
Career
Solheim played for Furuset IF[1] and the Norway national team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1952.[2] He won a bronze medal with Norway at the 1951 Ice Hockey European Championships in Paris.[3]
He was awarded Gullpucken as best Norwegian ice hockey player in 1959, and was the first recipient of the prize.[4]
Personal life and death
Born in Oslo on 14 July 1932,[1] Solheim was a brother of Olympian ice hockey player Øivind Solheim.[2]
Solheim died on 12 July 2024, at the age of 91.[5]
References
- ^ "Leif Solheim". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Leif Solheim". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Ice Hockey Championships (821)". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Schanke, Tom A (2007). Norsk Idrettsleksikon (in Norwegian). Aller Forlag. p. 346. ISBN 978-82-8156-044-4.
- ^ Wulff, Rolf E. (16 July 2024). "En hedersmann og legende i norsk ishockeyhistorie har forlatt oss" (in Norwegian). Akers Avis Groruddalen. Retrieved 24 July 2024.