Gert Blomé
Gert Blomé in the early 1960s
Personal information
Born(1934-08-28)28 August 1934
Gävle, Sweden
Died27 January 2021(2021-01-27) (aged 86)
Göteborg, Sweden
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportIce hockey
ClubGävle IK (1956–1961)
Västra Frölunda IF (1961–1972)
Retired1972
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1964 InnsbruckTeam
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1958 OsloTeam
Gold medal – first place1962 Colorado Springs/DenverTeam
Silver medal – second place1963 StockholmTeam
Bronze medal – third place1965 TampereTeam
Silver medal – second place1967 ViennaTeam

Gert Arne Blomé (28 August 1934 – 27 January 2021) was a Swedish ice hockey player. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in fifth and second place, respectively. At the world championships he won one gold (1962), two silver (1963 and 1967) and two bronze medals (1958, 1967). He was a European champion in 1962, finished second in 1958, 1963, 1964 and 1967 and third in 1959–1961 and 1965.[1][2]

Blomé started to play with Gävle IK in 1956 and won a national title next year. In 1961 he moved to Västra Frölunda IF and won another Swedish title in 1965, receiving the Goldpucken Award as the best Swedish player. He was selected to the Swedish all-star team in 1961, 1962, 1965 and 1967 and was awarded the Stora Grabbars Märke #55.[1]

He died in January 2021 at the age of 86.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gert Blomé". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Gert Blomé. Swedish Olympic Committee
  3. ↑ Frölundas guldhjälte Gert Blomé, 86, död
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