{{short description|Swedish ice hockey player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name= Rune Johansson | image = Rune Johansson SOK.jpg | caption = Johansson in 1950. | image_size = | played_for = AIK<br>Hammarby IF | ntl_team = SWE | position = Defenceman | catches = | height_ft = | height_in = | weight_lb = | birth_date = {{birth date|1920|08|23|df=yes}} | birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden | death_date= {{death date and age|1998|12|30|1920|08|23|df=yes}} | death_place= Stockholm, Sweden | career_start = 1940 | career_end = 1955 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{SWE}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalBronze | 1952 Oslo | Team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|1947 Prague|Team}} {{MedalSilver|1951 Paris|Team}} {{MedalGold|1953 Zürich/Basel|Team}} }} '''Rune Arnold Georg Johansson''' (23 August 1920 – 30 December 1998) was a Swedish ice hockey player, best known for representing Hammarby IF. He played 103 international games for Sweden and won the 1953 World Championships, as well as competing in the 1948 and 1952 Winter Olympics.
==Club career== Born and raised in Stockholm, Johansson started to play ice hockey with local clubs BK Nordia and IK Sture as a youngster. In 1940, he made his debut in the senior roster of AIK IF, competing in Svenska Serien. He played five seasons with the club in the domestic top division.<ref name="stats">{{cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/192299/rune-johansson|title=Rune Johansson|publisher=Eliteprospects|access-date=28 February 2021|language=Swedish}}</ref>
In 1945, Johansson joined rivals Hammarby IF. Known as a physical and reliable stay-at-home defenceman, he formed a strong defensive pairing with club legend Åke Andersson for several seasons.<ref name="olympic">{{cite web|url=https://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/r/rune-johansson.html|title=Rune Johansson|publisher=Swedish Olympic Committee|access-date=30 October 2020|language=Swedish}}</ref> He won the Swedish championship with the club in 1951.<ref name="goldhockey">{{cite web|url=https://www.swehockey.se/globalassets/svenska-ishockeyforbundet/historik/svenska-mastare-spelarna.pdf|title=Svenska mästare i ishockey|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association|access-date=30 October 2020|language=Swedish}}</ref>
He stayed with Hammarby IF for 10 seasons, before retiring in 1955.<ref name="stats"/> In total, Johansson played 132 games for the club and scored 39 goals.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.hammarby-hockey.se/rune-johansson/|title=Rune Johansson|publisher=Hammarby Hockey|access-date=28 February 2021|language=Swedish}}</ref>
==International career== Johansson made 103 international appearances for the Swedish national team, making his debut in 1941.<ref name="international">{{cite web|url=https://www.swehockey.se/globalassets/svenska-ishockeyforbundet/historik/spelare-i-landslagen.pdf|title=Vi som spelat i landslagen|publisher=Swedish Hockey Association|access-date=28 February 2021|language=Swedish}}</ref>
Competing in five World Championships, Johansson most notably won the gold medal in 1953. He also won the silver medal with his country in 1947 and 1951.<ref name="sweden">{{cite web|url=https://www.swehockey.se/globalassets/svenska-ishockeyforbundet/landslag/herr/tre-kronor/20192020/history-20192020/rosters_year_by_year.pdf|title=The Sweden team rosters in World Championship, Olympic Games, World Cup of Hockey and Canada Cup year by year since 1920|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association|access-date=30 October 2020|language=Swedish}}</ref>
Johansson competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz where Sweden placed fourth, and won the bronze medal with his country at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.<ref name="sweden"/><ref name="olympic"/>
He is a recipient of the honorary award Stora Grabbars Märke, handed out by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association.<ref name="bigboy">{{cite web|url=https://www.swehockey.se/globalassets/svenska-ishockeyforbundet/historik/stora_grabbar.pdf|title=Stora Grabbar|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association|accessdate=30 October 2020|language=Swedish}}</ref>
==Coaching career== After retiring, Johansson worked as an ice hockey coach for Hammarby IF and as a sports administrator with local club Nordia HC, based in the Stockholm suburb of Bagarmossen.<ref name="bio"/>
==Other sports== He was also talented in athletics, competing in hammer throw at the highest domestic level and winning the Stockholm district championships. Like many other ice hockey players at the time, Johansson also played bandy with Hammarby IF. He was listed as a reserve player for the club in 1945 and 1946.<ref name="bandyathletics">{{cite web|url=http://hifhistoria.se/Historia/1946.html|title=1946|publisher=HIF Historia|accessdate=30 October 2020|language=Swedish}}</ref><ref name="bio"/>
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